7980.000 Blepharis Juss.

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.

Malawi: 13 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
acanthodioides Klotzsch	C,S	Description, Image
bainesii S. Moore ex C.B. Clarke		Description
buchneri Lindau	N?	Description, Image
glumacea S. Moore	N,C	Description, Image
grandis C.B. Clarke	N,C,S	Description, Image
involucrata Solms	S	Description
katangensis De Wild.	N,C
maderaspatensis (L.) Roth	N,C,S	Description, Image
menocotyle Milne-Redh.	C
pungens Klotzsch	S	Description, Image
sol C.B. Clarke[End?]	N
tanganyikensis (Napper) Vollesen	N
tenuiramea S. Moore	N,C,S	Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Blepharis
Flora of Caprivi: Blepharis
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Blepharis
Flora of Mozambique: Blepharis
Flora of Zambia: Blepharis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Blepharis

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Blepharis
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Blepharis
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iNaturalist: Blepharis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Blepharis
JSTOR Plant Science: Blepharis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Blepharis
Plants of the World Online: Blepharis
Tropicos: Blepharis
Wikipedia: Blepharis