Acanthaceae
Acanthopsis

Acanthopsis disperma Harv. ex Nees

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 278 (1847)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Namibia to NW. Cape Prov. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Namibia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cheng, D. & al. (2015). Revision of five species of Euonymus (Celastraceae) from East and South Asia. Phytotaxa 213(3): 225-242.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Steyn, H.M. (2018). A taxonomic revision of the genus Acanthopsis (Acanthaceae): 1-397. Faculty of Natural & Agricultural sciences, University of Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2015 Drege [s..n.] South Africa K000394341 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2015 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000394340 Unknown Type Material Yes
Galpin, E.E. [12788] South Africa K004696759 Yes
Thompson, M.F.; le Roux [119] South Africa K004696762 Yes
Taylor, H.C. [4874] South Africa K004696764 Yes
Dinter [s.n.] South Africa K004696760 Yes
Comins, D.M. [656] South Africa K004696761 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [945] South Africa K004696766 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [3380] South Africa K004696763 Yes
Pillans, N.S. [s.n.] South Africa K004696765 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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