Acanthaceae
Acanthopale

Acanthopale pubescens (Lindau) C.B.Clarke

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 64 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. 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.
  • Vollesen, K. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae(1): 1-285.
  • Vollesen, K. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(5): 1-184. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • C.B. Clarke in F.T.A. 5: 64 (1899).
  • Vollesen in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 1: 215 (2008).
  • White et al., Evergr. For. Fl. Malawi: 112 (2001).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Vollesen, K. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(5): 1-184. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Binns, Checklist Herb. Fl. Malawi: 12 (1968)
  • Biol. Skr. 51(2): 435 (2005)
  • F.E.E. 5: 369 (2006).
  • F.P.N.A. 2: 285 (1947)
  • F.T.A. 5: 64 (1899)
  • Fl. Rwanda 3: 430 (1985)
  • K.T.S.L.: 596 (1994)
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 466 (1997)
  • T.T.C.L.: 1 (1949)
  • U.K.W.F., ed. 2: 270 (1994)
  • White et al., For. Fl. Malawi: 112 (2001)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Fyffe, R. [58/55] Uganda K004995543 No
Puff, C.; Kelbessa, E. [8208[16-313]] Ethiopia K004995539 No
Puff, C.; Kelbessa, E. [8208[18-2/3]] Ethiopia K004995538 No
Cunningham, A.B. [4006] Uganda K004995545 No
Luke, W.R.Q.; Kabuye, C.; Festo, L.; Ntore, S.; Bayona, W. [17853] Tanzania K001930595 Yes
Purseglove [3422] Uganda K004995550 No
Kerfoot, O. [2067] Kenya K004995564 No
Eggeling, W.J. [3260] Uganda K004995552 No
Bally, P.R.O. [4957] Kenya K004995561 No
Kerfoot, O. [4073] Kenya K004995559 No
Slade, H. [18] Kenya K004995562 No
Osborne, J.; Banze, A.; Datizua, C.; Mamba, A.; Mucaleque, P.; Rachide, T.; Magido, A. (guide); Ndala, B. (guide) [JO1758] Mozambique K001346998 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4557] Uganda K004995556 No
Tiyoy, L. [47] Uganda K004995553 No
Osmaston, H.A. [685] Uganda K004995548 No
Battiscombe, E. [1164] Kenya K004995565 No
Myers, J.G. [11709] Sudan K004995537 No
Osmaston, H.A. [1195] Uganda K004995541 No
Tweedie [2722] Kenya K004995560 No
Gardner, H.M. [3728] Kenya K004995567 No
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000394194 Holotype Yes
Katende, A.B. [K539] Uganda K004995551 No
Thomas, A.S. [Th766] Uganda K004995544 No
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya K004995568 No
Osmaston, H.A. [1195] Uganda K004995542 No
Dale, I.R. [U50] Uganda K004995554 No
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K.B. [235] South Sudan K004995536 No
Brown, E. [213] Uganda K004995557 No
Purseglove, J.W. [P3422] Uganda K004995549 No
Rwaburindore, P.K. [3831] Uganda K004995555 No
Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [1424] Kenya K004995566 No
Tweedie [1320] Kenya K004995563 No
Bagshawe [557] Uganda K004995547 No
Tweedie [2434] Kenya K004995558 No
Osmaston, H.A. [2765] Uganda K004995546 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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/

  • 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 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