Acrotome Explained

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.^[1]

Species

• Acrotome angustifolia G.Taylor - Zambabwe, 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

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=2664 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families