''Acrotome'' is a genus of plants in the family

Lamiaceae The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory ...

, first described in 1838. The genus is native to the southern part of

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> ;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

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q3764602 Lamiaceae Lamiaceae genera