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Genus: Acanthopsis
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I > Order: Lamiales > Family:
Acanthaceae
Eight species, endemic to
southern Africa, occurring in arid regions.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
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Acanthopsis carduifolia
Distribution: South Africa > Northern Cape
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Acanthopsis disperma
Distribution: South Africa > Western Cape,
Northern Cape; Namibia
See le Roux & Schelpe (1988: 156); Shearing
& van Heerden (1994: 142)
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Acanthopsis glauca
Distribution: South Africa > Northern Cape
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Acanthopsis hoffmannseggiana
Distribution: South Africa > Northern Cape;
Namibia
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Acanthopsis horrida
Distribution: South Africa > Northern Cape
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Acanthopsis scullyi
Distribution: South Africa > Northern Cape
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Acanthopsis spathularis
Distribution: South Africa > Northern Cape
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Acanthopsis trispina
Distribution: South Africa > Northern Cape
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Publications
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Le Roux, A. & Schelpe, T.
1988. Namaqualand. South African Wild Flower Guide 1. Revised
Edition. Botanical Society of Southern Africa, Kirstenbosch.
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Shearing, D. & van Heerden,
K. 1994. Karoo. South African Wild Flower Guide 6. Botanical
Society of Southern Africa, Kirstenbosch.
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Welman, W.G. 2003. Acanthaceae. In Germishuizen,
G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds), Plants of southern Africa: an annotated
checklist. Strelitzia 14: 92-106. National Botanical Institute,
Pretoria.
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