Acanthus polystachyus
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Greystone Park NR
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Greystone Park NR
Photo: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park NR
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Acanthus pubescens (Oliv.) Engl. |
| Common names: | Prickly acanthus (English) |
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Large, vigorous, shrub-like perennial herb, up to several metres tall. Leaves large, oblong-elliptic, the coarsely undulate-dentate margins set with sharp prickles. Flowers in terminal spikes, bright pink. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Burundi, Rwanda, DRC, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania. |
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| Growth form(s): | Shrub over 2 m. |
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| Literature: |
Champluvier, D. (1985). Acanthaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Page 431. as Acanthus pubescens (Includes a picture). Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 212. (Includes a picture). Maroyi, A. (2006). Preliminary checklist of introduced and naturalized plants in Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(2) Page 193. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 37. Vollesen, K. (2013). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 8(5) Page 56. noted only as cultivated and spelled A.polystachius. |
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