Acanthaceae
Barleria

Barleria brownii S.Moore

First published in J. Bot. 46: 73 (1908)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ghana to SW. Ethiopia and Tanzania, Angola. It is a scrambling subshrub or liana and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Tripp, E.A. & Chase, F.M. (2019). A taxonomic revision of Acanthaceae tribe Barlerieae in Angola and Namibia. Part 1. Kew Bulletin 74(5): 1-85. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2010). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae (Part 2): 287-756.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Kew Bulletin

  • Cavaco, A. (1959). Subsídios para o estudo da biologia na Lunda. Contribution à l'étude de la flore de la Lunda d'après les récoltés de Gossweiler (1946 – 1948). Museo do Dundo. Publicações Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (DIAMANG) No. 42.
  • Cheek, M., Poveda, L. L. & Darbyshire, I. (2015). Ledermaniella lunda sp. nov. (Podostemaceae) of Lunda Norte, Angola. Kew Bull. 70: 10 (5 pages).
  • Darbyshire, I. (2010a). The Barleria fulvostellata (Acanthaceae) complex in east Africa. Kew Bull. 64: 673 – 679.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds) (2015a). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan. An annotated checklist. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ensermu Kelbessa (2006). Acanthaceae. In: I. Hedberg, Ensermu Kelbessa, S. Edwards, Sebsebe Demissew & E. Persson (eds), Flora of Ethiopia & Eritrea Vol. 5: 345 – 495. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University & The Department of Systematic Botany, Uppsala University.
  • Heine, H. (1963). Acanthaceae. In: F. N. Hepper (ed.), Flora of West Tropical Africa. Second Edition, Vol. 2: 391 – 432. Crown Agents for Overseas Governments and Administrations, London.
  • Heine, H. (1966). Acanthacées. In: A. Aubreville (ed.), Flore du Gabon Vol. 13: 3 – 250. Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Huntley, B. (2011). Biodiversity Rapid Assessment of the Lagoa Carumbo area, Lunda Norte, Angola. Unpubl. Report.
  • Klopper, R. R., Chatelain, C., Bänninger, V., Habashi, C., Steyn, H. M., de Wet, B. C., Arnold, T. H., Gautier, L., Smith, G. E. & Spichiger, R. (2006). Checklist of the flowering plants of sub-Saharan Africa. An index of accepted names and synonyms. South African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 42, SABONET, Pretoria.
  • Lindau, G. (1911). Acanthaceae. In: J. Mildbraed, Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika Expedition 1907 – 1908, Band II. Botanik, pp. 291 – 310. Klinkhardt & Biermann, Leipzig.
  • Makholela, T. (2008). Acanthaceae. In: E. Figueiredo & G. F. Smith (eds), Plants of Angola / Plantas de Angola. Strelitzia 22. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
  • Moore, S. le (1908). Alabastra Diversa. Part XVI. New or rare African plants. J. Bot. 46: 71 – 76.
  • Moore, S. le (1930). Mr John Gossweiler’s plants from Angola and Portuguese Congo. Acanthaceae. J. Bot. 68, Suppl. II: 126 – 139.
  • Rendle, A. B., Baker, E. G., Wernham, H. F., Moore, S. et al. (1913). Catalogue of the Plants Collected by Mr. & Mrs, P. A. Talbot in the Oban District, South Nigeria. British Museum, Natural History, London.
  • Sosef, M. S. M. (2006). Acanthaceae. In: M. S. M. Sosef et al. (eds), Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon / Checklist of Gabonese vascular plants. Scripta Bot. Belg. Vol. 35. Jardin Botanique National du Belgique, Meise.
  • White, F. (1983). Vegetation of Africa. A Descriptive Memoir to Accompany the UNESCO/AETFAT/UNSO Vegetation Map of Africa. UNESCO, Paris.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in J. Bot. 46: 73 (1908).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Darbyshire, I., Tripp, E.A. & Chase, F.M. (2019). A taxonomic revision of Acanthaceae tribe Barlerieae in Angola and Namibia. Part 1. Kew Bulletin 74(5): 1-85. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1996 Etuge, M. [1480] Cameroon K000197507 Yes
Dec 1, 1995 Cheek, M. [7294] Cameroon K000011270 Yes
Talbot, P.A.; Talbot [1396] Nigeria K000394483 Unknown Type Material Yes
Talbot, P.A.; Talbot [1396] Nigeria K000394482 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gossweiler, J. [14206] Angola K000508526 Yes
Brown, E. [313] Uganda K000394444 Type Yes
Brown, E. [313] Uganda K000394445 Type Yes

Sources

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • Kew Bulletin
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0