PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / LAMIALES / ACANTHACEAE / ACANTHOIDEAE / BARLERIEAE / BARLERIA / PRIONITIS / ALBOSTELLATA
Shrub or shrublet (45) 90-300 cm tall; young stems with dense pale dendritic hairs, often yellow-buff on uppermost internodes, white or cream below; woody stems glabrescent. Leaves ovate to broadly so, 5-14 x 3-9 cm, base rounded above a short attenuate portion, apex acute or shortly attenuate, surfaces at first white-felty with dense dendritic hairs, sometimes yellow-buff beneath, hairs ± falling early, mature leaves sometimes glabrescent above, more persistent beneath particularly on veins; lateral veins 4-6 pairs, prominent beneath; petiole 8-23 mm long. Inflorescence subglobose, 2.7-5.5 cm in diameter, bracts, bracteoles and calyx green at first with purple margin, apex and blotching, turning brown-scarious except sometimes the outer bracts; outermost 2 (4) pairs of bracts imbricate, largely enclosing rest of inflorescence, broadly ovate, 24-40 (50) x 18-30 (38) mm, surface with unevenly distributed white dendritic hairs most dense along midrib and towards base and margin, pinnate-reticulate venation conspicuous; bracts rapidly reducing in size inwards, those towards outside of head 21-37 x 3.5-9 mm, spathulate or obovate, the innermost linear and down to 13 x 1.5 mm; bracteoles linear to oblong-oblanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 17.5-30 (38) x 1.5-5 mm, ascending, margin and midrib with numerous long antrorse bulbous-based hairs, sometimes with a stellate base. Anterior calyx lobe oblong-ovate to obovate, 17-27 x 5.5-11 mm, base cuneate, apex bifid with divergent triangular lobes 2.5-8.5 mm long, venation palmate or subparallel, prominent, surface with long bulbous-based antrorse hairs numerous along margin, sometimes with a stellate base; posterior lobe ovate to lanceolate, 15.5-23 x 5.5-9 mm, apex acuminate, hairs along margin as for anterior lobe, external surface elsewhere largely glabrous; lateral lobes linear-lanceolate, 9-11.5 mm long. Corolla 45-68 mm long, white, glabrous externally; tube cylindrical, 27-37 mm long, curved, barely widened at mouth; each lobe 14-25 mm long, abaxial lobe widest, 7.5-14.5 mm wide, offset by 3.5-7.5 mm, adaxial lobes narrower, 6.5-12 mm wide. Stamens attached ± midway along corolla tube; filaments 28-35 mm long; anthers 4-4.8 mm long; lateral staminodes 3-4 mm long, pubescent towards base, antherodes 0.6-0.9 mm long. Ovary glabrous; style puberulous at base; stigma 2.5-3.5 mm long. Capsule 12.5-16 mm long, shortly beaked, glabrous. Seeds 6.5-8 x 6-7.5 mm. From: Darbyshire, I. 2015. 126. Acanthaceae (Part 2): 27. Barleria L. Fl. Zambes. 8(6): 37-122. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. [CC BY]
Shrub, 1.0-1.5 m high, unarmed. Branches and leaves tomentose with white dendroid hairs. Leaves broadly ovate, large, long-petioled. Flowers large ± 45 mm long, in dense globose terminal heads. Flowers white. From: Retief, E; Herman, PPJ. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6: 1-681. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Amongst boulders or on rocky or sandy soil, often in partial shade of dry woodland and riverine thickets. From: Darbyshire, I. 2015. 126. Acanthaceae (Part 2): 27. Barleria L. Fl. Zambes. 8(6): 37-122. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. [CC BY]
Dry wooded sandy slopes, rocky hillsides. From: Retief, E; Herman, PPJ. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6: 1-681. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique. Also in South Africa (Limpopo). From: Darbyshire, I. 2015. 126. Acanthaceae (Part 2): 27. Barleria L. Fl. Zambes. 8(6): 37-122. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. [CC BY]
January to May
400 to 1450 m
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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Names and Sources
Published in: Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5(1): 162 (1899)
Type: Zimbabwe, Matabele country, Shashe (Shasha) River, 27/3/1876, Holub 1397 (K, holo.)
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Lamiales
FAMILY Acanthaceae
SUBFAMILY Acanthoideae
TRIBE Barlerieae
GENUS Barleria
SUBGENUS Prionitis
SPECIES albostellata
28 results for Barleria albostellata C.B.Clarke
Barcode: PRE0590349-0 Collector(s) & number: Mothogoane, MS, 373 | 2004-3-30
South Africa, Limpopo, Lapalala Wilderness. Moerdyk Farm, next to Lephalala River.
General notes: Nuxia and Grewia woodland.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0725746-0 Collector(s) & number: Codd, LEW, s.n. | 1977--
South Africa, Limpopo, PUNDA MILIA; DZUNDWENI; PNBG 335
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0764562-0 Collector(s) & number: Meyer, JJ, BP00684 | 2001-4-23
South Africa, Gauteng, Pretoria; In the Botanical Garden (Brummeria).
General notes: Vegetation type: Bankenveld. Slope: steep. Height: 1-1.5 m. Leaves velvety hairy. Young gruit green. 2 components: Leaves, twigs = 1kg.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0877301-0 Collector(s) & number: Bester, SP, 15659 | 2021-2-25
South Africa, Gauteng, Pretoria District. Pretoria National Botanical Garden. 25°38'45.2"S 28°13'46.6"E.
General notes: Det. conf. by HM Steyn in 07/2021.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0603427-0 Collector(s) & number: Fourie, SP, 1460 | 1980--
South Africa, Limpopo, KRUGER NATIONAL PRK.; PAFURI AREA.; NEAR LEVUBU RIVER CLOSE TO THE BUSHMAN CAVE.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0619275-0 Collector(s) & number: van Wyk, AE, 4798 | 1981-10-7
South Africa, Limpopo, VENDA; MANAME
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0864351-0 Collector(s) & number: Froneman, WC, 741 | 2013-6-7
South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park. Punda Maria. Natural area in camp.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0732396-0 Collector(s) & number: Hardy, DS, 6788 | 1988-3-2
South Africa, Limpopo, VENDA; NWANEDI GAME PARK; ROCKY SLOPES ABOVE RESORT
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0852194-0 Collector(s) & number: Nkuna, LA, 2154 | 2006-9-20
South Africa, Gauteng, Eastern part of the Botanical Gardens in Pretoria.
General notes: Mountain Bushveld. Foot path. Greyish brown sandy loam. Drainage: moderate to well drained. Erect shrub. Ovate, grey-green leaves.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0132005-0 Collector(s) & number: Gerstner, J, 6066 | 1946-3-2
South Africa, Limpopo, MESSINA; NANETZI POORT
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0132007-0 Collector(s) & number: Theron, GK, 2992 | 1974-1-8
South Africa, Limpopo, MESSINA DIST; GREEFSWALDT
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0724835-0 Collector(s) & number: Codd, LEW, PNBG 335 | 1974-1-15
South Africa, Limpopo, PAFURI; PNBG 335
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE1024025-0 Collector(s) & number: Moloantoa, R.R., 171 | 2022-2-18
South Africa, Gauteng, Pretoria National Botanical Garden, behind herbarium, on the ridge, close to generator.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0691056-0 Collector(s) & number: Onderstall, JJH, 1295 | 1986-1-11
South Africa, Mpumalanga, NELSPRUIT; LOWVELD BOT. GARDENS; NELSPRUIT
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0079847-0 Collector(s) & number: Adamson, s.n | 1982-12-7
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Berea Road end of Botanic Gardens Road, on corner next to small public gardens.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0814607-0 Collector(s) & number: Swart, LS, SKF 6(cult) | 1959-1-7
South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park: Punda Maria.
General notes: SKF Alkaloid Survey. Cultivated at Department of Botany, Prinshof from material collected at Punda Maria 7/1/1959.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0087807-1 Collector(s) & number: Noble, HE, 13 | 1986-10-31
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, 36 Botanic Gardens Road.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0087807-2 Collector(s) & number: Noble, HE, 13 | 1986-10-31
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, 36 Botanic Gardens Road.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2015
FLORA
126. Acanthaceae (Part 2): 27. Barleria L. Darbyshire, IFlora Zambesiaca 8(6)37-122
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London
1997
SERIES
Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters Retief, E; Herman, PPJStrelitzia 6: 1-681
National Botanical Institute, Pretoria
1952
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
Barleria albostellata C.B.Clarke Codd, LEW; Letty, CLFlowering Plants of South Africa 29: , t.1138
1933
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
A revision of the South African species of Barleria Obermeyer, AAAnnals of the Transvaal Museum 15(2)123-180
No results found for Barleria albostellata C.B.Clarke
Status and criteria
NE
Assessor(s)
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