Acanthopsis spathularis (Nees) Schinz
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Acanthodium spathulare Nees; Acanthus spathularis E.Mey.; Blepharis spathularis (Nees) Anderson
Conservation Status
Last record: 1830 (Steyn, 2016)
Rediscovered in 2015 (Steyn, 2016)
Distribution
Anenous Pass near Steinkopf, Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Clarke, C.B. 1901. Acanthaceae. In: W.T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed). Flora Capensis V Section I (Acanthaceae-Proteaceae):1-92. Lovell Reeve & Co., Ltd., London.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Steyn, Hester M. (2016). Acanthopsis spathularis rediscovered after 185 years! Veld & Flora 102(2): 74-76. [Abstract]
Steyn, H.M. and Van Wyk, A.E. 2016. Taxonomic notes on the shrublet species of Acanthopsis (Acanthaceae, tribe Acantheae), with two new species from South Africa. Phytotaxa 244(2):145-160.
Steyn, H.M. & von Staden, L. 2016. Acanthopsis spathularis (Nees) Schinz. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2017/05/30