Lobostemon spicatus (Burm.f.) H.Buek

First published in Linnaea 11: 145 (1837)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is SW. Cape Prov. It grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Cape Provinces

Echium alopecuroideum DC. & A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 15 (1846)
Echium caudatum Thunb. in Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 33 (1794)
Echium eriostachyum (H.Buek) DC. & A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 14 (1846)
Echium latifolium (H.Buek) DC. & A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 14 (1846)
Lobostemon alopecuroideus (DC. & A.DC.) C.H.Wright in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(2): 39 (1904)
Lobostemon caudatus (Thunb.) H.Buek in Linnaea 11: 147 (1837)
Lobostemon eriostachyus H.Buek in Linnaea 11: 148 (1837)
Lobostemon latifolius H.Buek in Linnaea 11: 147 (1837)

Buys, M.H. (2011). Revision of Lobostemon (Boraginaceae). Phytotaxa 37: 1-131. [Cited as Echiostachys spicatus.]
Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [Cited as Echiostachys spicatus.]

Date	Reference	Identified As	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
	Drege [7854], South Africa		K000418997	isolectotype	Yes
	Drege [7854], South Africa		K000418998	lectotype	Yes

Kew Backbone Distributions
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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