7236.000 Acrotome
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. Worldwide: 8 species in tropical and South Africa Mozambique: 3 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| inflata Benth. | Description, Image | |
| mozambiquensis G.Taylor [End] | M | |
| thorncroftii Skan | M |
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Flora of Malawi: Acrotome
Flora of Zambia: Acrotome
Flora of Zimbabwe: Acrotome
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): AcrotomeBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Acrotome
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Acrotome
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iNaturalist: Acrotome
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acrotome
JSTOR Plant Science: Acrotome
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Acrotome
Plants of the World Online: Acrotome
Tropicos: Acrotome
Wikipedia: Acrotome