Acrotome

Acrotome (horsefrights) is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1838. The genus is native to the southern part of Africa.

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KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae

General: . In Acrotome the upper lip is straight, almost flat, and not bearded

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Specimen records: 2
With media: 2
Family: Lamiaceae
Recorded in: South Africa

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Instance of: taxon
Image: Acrotome inflata-2391 - Flickr - Ragnhild & Neil Crawford.jpg

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taxon name: Acrotome
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=142
Commons category: Acrotome

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Acrotome (horsefrights) is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1838. The genus is native to the southern part of Africa.

==Species== , Plants of the World Online accepted these species: Acrotome angustifolia G.Taylor - Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Cape Province, Transvaal Acrotome fleckii (Gürke) Launert - Namibia Acrotome hispida Benth. - KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini, Transvaal Acrotome inflata Benth. - South Africa, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho Acrotome mozambiquensis G.Taylor - Mozambique Acrotome pallescens Benth. - Namibia, Cape Province Acrotome tenuis G.Taylor - Zambia Acrotome thorncroftii Skan - KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini, Transvaal, Mozambique

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