7236.000 Acrotome Benth. ex Endl.

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs. Inflorescence of few-many-flowered, often subspherical, whorls; bracts leaf-like; bracteoles linear, often bristle-like. Calyx tubular, 10-11-nerved, with 5-11 equal or unequal teeth. Corolla 2-lipped, white; upper lip shorter than the lower; lower lip 3-lobed, the middle lobe longest. Stamens 4, included in the corolla tube and held together by intertwining hairs.

Similar to the genus Leucas and differing in the stamens which are included in the corolla tube and held together by intermingling hairs and by the upper lip of the corolla which is shorter than the lower lip (usually longer in Leucas).

Worldwide: 8 species in tropical and South Africa

Zimbabwe: 2 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
angustifolia G. Taylor	W	Description, Image
inflata Benth.	S	Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Acrotome
Flora of Caprivi: Acrotome
Flora of Malawi: Acrotome
Flora of Mozambique: Acrotome
Flora of Zambia: Acrotome

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Acrotome
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acrotome
JSTOR Plant Science: Acrotome
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Acrotome
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Tropicos: Acrotome
Wikipedia: Acrotome