Acanthaceae
Barleria

Barleria capitata Klotzsch

First published in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 1): 210 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical Africa to Caprivi Strip. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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. (2015). Flora Zambesiaca 8(6): 1-314. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Bulletin

  • Clarke, C. B. (1899). Barleria. In: I. H. Burkill & C. B. Clarke (1899 – 1900), Acanthaceae. In: W. T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed.), Flora of Tropical Africa 5: 140 – 169. L. Reeve & Co., London.
  • Craven, P. (2009). Phytogeographic study of the Kaokoveld Centre of Endemism. Ph.D. thesis, University of Stellenbosch. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1325
  • Craven, P. (ed.) (1999). A checklist of Namibian plant species. South African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 7, SABONET, Windhoek.
  • Darbyshire, I. (2015). Barleria. In: J. R. Timberlake & E. S. Martins (eds), Flora Zambesiaca. Vol. 8 (6): 37 – 122. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Tripp, E. A. & Dexter, K. G. (2012). A new species and a revised record in Namibian Barleria (Acanthaceae). Kew Bull. 67: 759 – 766.
  • Klaassen, E. & Kwembeya, E. (eds) (2013). A checklist of Namibian indigenous and naturalised plants. Occasional Contributions No. 5, National Botanical Research Institute, Windhoek.
  • 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.
  • Klotzsch, J. F. (1861). Acanthaceae. In: W. C. H. Peters, Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique. VI: Botanik, pp. 140 – 169. G. Reimer, Berlin.
  • Mildbraed, J. (1930). Acanthaceae novae. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 62 – 71.
  • Obermeyer, A. A. (1933). A revision of the South African species of Barleria. Ann. Transvaal Mus. 15: 123 – 180.
  • White, F. (1983). Vegetation of Africa. A Descriptive Memoir to Accompany the UNESCO/AETFAT/UNSO Vegetation Map of Africa. UNESCO, Paris.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossamb. 6(1): 210 (1861).
  • —Clarke in F.T.A. 5: 153 (1899), in part excl. Schweinfurth 1071 from Eritrea.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Flora Zambesiaca 8(6): 1-314. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [7299] Zimbabwe K001341293 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Osborne, P.L. [15515] Malawi K001341285 Yes
Phipps, J.B. [2735] Malawi K001341287 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F6562] Zambia K001341290 Yes
Killick, D.J.B.; Leistner, O.A. [3354] K001341294 Yes
Angus, A. [1113] Zambia K001341288 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Osborne, P.L. [15533] Malawi K001341286 Yes
Holub, E. (Dr.) [s.n.] Zimbabwe K004590867 Yes
Gilges, W. [567] Zambia K001341289 Yes
Walter, L.C. [6] Zimbabwe K001341291 Yes
[T. Kasina] [3] Zimbabwe K001341292 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

  • Kew Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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