7980.000 Blepharis
Vollesen, K. (2000) Blepharis (Acanthaceae). A taxonomic revision. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Description of the genus
Annual or perennial herbs or shrubs. Leaves in false whorls of 4; one pair smaller than the other. Flowers in spike-like cymes. Calyx composed of 4 glumaceous sepals. Corolla 1-lipped; the lip 3-5-lobed. Stamens 4; 2 anterior filaments broader than the posterior. Ovary 2-locular. Capsule 2-seeded. Seeds discoid, covered with hygroscopic hairs. Worldwide: 126 species, widespread in tropical Africa, South Africa, Arabia, through India extending to SE Asia and China. Zambia: 18 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| asteracantha C.B. Clarke | N | |
| bainesii S. Moore ex C.B. Clarke | C,S | Description |
| buchneri Lindau | B,N,W | Description, Image |
| cuanzensis S. Moore | W | |
| glumacea S. Moore | N,W,C | Description, Image |
| grandis C.B. Clarke | N | Description, Image |
| inflata Vollesen | W,S | |
| inopinata Vollesen | N | |
| involucrata Solms | N,C,S | Description |
| katangensis De Wild. | N,W,C | |
| leendertziae Oberm. | C,S | Description, Image |
| maderaspatensis (L.) Roth | N,W,C,S | Description, Image |
| menocotyle Milne-Redh. | W,C | |
| pungens Klotzsch | C,S | Description, Image |
| richardsiae Vollesen | N | |
| stuhlmannii Lindau | N | |
| tanganyikensis (Napper) Vollesen | N,C | |
| tenuiramea S. Moore | B,N,C,E,S | Description, Image |
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