Vollesen, K. (2000) Blepharis (Acanthaceae). A taxonomic revision. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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. DRC: 15 taxa. |
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| Species | Botanical divisions | Content |
| asteracantha C.B. Clarke | ||
| buchneri Lindau | Description, Image | |
| burundiensis Vollesen | ||
| cuanzensis S. Moore | ||
| duvigneaudii Vollesen | ||
| glumacea S. Moore | Description, Image | |
| inflata Vollesen | ||
| integrifolia (L.f.) E.Mey. ex Schinz [Agg] | ||
| katangensis De Wild. | ||
| maderaspatensis (L.) Roth | Description, Image | |
| menocotyle Milne-Redh. | ||
| montana Vollesen | ||
| stuhlmannii Lindau | ||
| tanganyikensis (Napper) Vollesen | ||
| tenuiramea S. Moore | Description, Image |