Barleria lancifolia T.Anderson

First published in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 28 (1863)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mauritania, S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Cuba

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Darbyshire, I., Manzitto-Tripp, E.A. & Chase, F.M. (2021). A taxonomic revision of Acanthaceae tribe Barlerieae in Angola and Namibia. Part 2. Kew Bulletin 76: 127-190. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Flora Zambesiaca 8(6): 1-314. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 28 (1863).
  • in Merxmüller, Prodr. Fl. SW Afr. 130: 15 (1968).
  • —Compton, Fl. Swaziland: 553 (1976).
  • —Fabian & Germishuizen, Wild Fl. Nthn. S. Afr.: 390, pl.187 (1997).
  • —Meyer in Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 2: 381 (1957).
  • —Moore in J. Bot. 40: 407 (1902).
  • —Obermeijer in Ann. Transv. Mus. 15: 147 (1933), excl. B. alata S. Moore.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2010 Dyer, A, Codder, E, L [7705] South Africa K001446125 Yes
Nov 1, 2008 Crawford, F. [16] Namibia K000450264 Yes
Nov 1, 2008 Crawford, F. [16] Namibia K000450263 Yes
May 1, 2008 Kolberg et al. [HK1472] Namibia K000449632 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [1351] South Africa K001295981 Yes
McDade, L.A.; Balkwill, K.; Makhelale, T. [1279] South Africa K001446113 Yes
Gossweiler [10960] Angola K000394512 Type Yes
Bryant, E.G. [240] South Africa K001295982 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [s.n.] South Africa K001295996 Yes
Daniel, T.F.; Balkwill, K.; Butterwick, M. [9372] South Africa K001446117 Yes
Meeuse, A.D.J. [9626] South Africa K001446121 Yes
Andrews, S.M. [1095] South Africa K001446120 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [240] South Africa K001295983 Yes
Meeuse, A.D.J. [9191] South Africa K001446118 Yes
Bruce, E.A. [177] South Africa K001295994 Yes
Leach, L.C.; Bayliss, R.D. [12956] Namibia K001446129 Yes
Hahn, N. [1644] South Africa K001446115 Yes
Smuts, J.C. [s.n.] South Africa K001296000 Yes
Tripp, E.A.; Dexter, K.; Hasheela, H.; Lanyeni, L. [2025] Namibia K001446128 Yes
Wanntorp, H.; Wanntorp, H.E. [642] Namibia K001446133 Yes
Hichobes, M.M. [1823] Namibia K001590070 Yes
Rügheimer, S.; Burke, A.; Klaassen, E.S.; Nanyeni, L. [3143] Namibia K001590073 Yes
de Hoogh, R.J. [195] Botswana K001590128 Yes
Codd, L.E. [4281] K001446112 Yes
Tripp, E.; Dexter, K. [857] Namibia K001446139 Yes
Tripp, E.; Dexter, K. [837] Namibia K001446140 Yes
Edwards, D. [2500] South Africa K001446124 Yes
s.coll. [240] South Africa K001295986 Yes
Dinter [7401] Namibia K001446137 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [240] K001295984 Yes
Balkwill, K.; Balkwill, M.J.; Goyder, D.; Paton, A. [10883] South Africa K001446114 Yes
de Winter, B.; Leistner, O.A. [5230] Namibia K001446134 Yes
Long, D.G.; Rae, D.A.H. [752] Namibia K001446142 Yes
Giese, W. [3665] Namibia K001446131 Yes
de Winter, B. [3062] Namibia K001446135 Yes
Balkwill, K. [1484] South Africa K001295990 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [J240] K001295988 Yes
Tripp, E.; Dexter, K. [4089] Namibia K001446126 Yes
Bruce, E.A. [190] South Africa K001295995 Yes
Zwanziger [645] South Africa K001295993 Yes
Tripp, E.A.; Dexter, K.; Hasheela, H.; Lanyeni, L. [2002] Namibia K001446127 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [1266] South Africa K000394532 Syntype Yes
Giess, W. [15196] Namibia K001446132 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [240] South Africa K001295985 Yes
[J.E. Replon] [495] South Africa K001446122 Yes
Balkwill, K. [692] South Africa K001295991 Yes
Prosser, L.N. [P1200] South Africa K001446123 Yes
Meeuse, A.D.J. [9789] South Africa K001446119 Yes
Meeuse, A.D.J. [9789] South Africa K001295997 Yes
Marloth, R. [2005] South Africa K001295987 Yes
Meeuse, A.D.J. [10549] K001295998 Yes
[Schrire BD] [[00981]] South Africa K001295992 Yes
van der Schyff, H.P. [2381] South Africa K001446111 Yes
Welwitsch [5195] Angola K000394514 Unknown Type Material Yes
de Winter, B. [2738] Namibia K001446136 Yes
Nanyeni, L.; Tripp, E.; Darbyshire, I. [872] Namibia K001446130 Yes
Dinter [7401] Namibia K001446138 Yes
Balkwill, K.; Balkwill, M.-J. [6337] South Africa K001295989 Yes
[H.v. Broembsen] [130] South Africa K001295999 Yes
Tripp, E.A.; Dexter, K.; Hasheela, H.; Lanyeni, L. [1949] Namibia K001446141 Yes

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