Lamiaceae
Achyrospermum

Achyrospermum oblongifolium Baker

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 464 (1900)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Meerts, P. (2022). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), n.s., Labiatae sous-families IV. & V.: 1-102. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Morales, R. (2011). Les Labiadas (Lamiaceae) de Guinea Ecuatorial. Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 68: 199-223.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2022). Flore du Gabon 58: 1-150. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Meerts, P. (2022). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), n.s., Labiatae sous-families IV. & V.: 1-102. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2022). Flore du Gabon 58: 1-150. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2008 Tchiengue, B. [2803] Cameroon K000436670 No
Jul 1, 2007 Tchiengue, B. [2627] Cameroon K000436504 No
May 1, 2005 Darbyshire, I. [325] Cameroon K000199977 No
May 1, 2005 Harvey, Y.B. [154] Cameroon K000199976 No
Dec 1, 2003 Pollard, B.J. [504] Cameroon K000212663 No
Dec 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [4357 r] Cameroon K000212643 No
May 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [10375] Cameroon K000051132 No
May 1, 2001 Pollard, B.J. [87] Cameroon K000051135 No
May 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4656] Cameroon K000051131 No
May 1, 2001 Pollard, B.J. [89] Cameroon K000051136 No
May 1, 2001 Cable, S. [3678] Cameroon K000051138 No
May 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [6014] Cameroon K000086193 No
Mar 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [7128] Cameroon K000086191 No
Mar 1, 1996 Lane, P. [187] Cameroon K000086192 No
Mar 1, 1996 Schoenenberger, J. [30] Cameroon K000051137 No
Jan 1, 1996 Manning, S.D. [608] Cameroon K000025237 No
Jan 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [7477] Cameroon K000093564 No
Dec 1, 1974 Letouzey, R. [13430] Cameroon K000025238 No
Jan 1, 1914 Barter [1697] Equatorial Guinea K000193094 Type Yes
Pollard, B.J.; Etuge; Djire; Tadjouteu; Acan; Bhandol; Reid; Harvey; Zapfack; Njume [729] Cameroon K001495436 Yes
Dauby, G.; Nguema, D.; Mounoumoulossi, E.; Bissiemou, P. [GD 1704] Gabon K001634254 Yes
Tadjouteu, F.; Zapfack; Geraldo; Simo. [463] Cameroon K001518409 Yes
Cheek, M.; Gosline; Kenfack; Yin; Godlove; Brennan. [8352] Cameroon K001518670 Yes
Melville, F.A.; Hooker, T. [480] Sierra Leone K000509173 Yes
Chevalier [19244] Cote d'Ivoire K000414637 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gossweiler, J. [4916] Angola K001008815 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [28195] Nigeria K:SPC-15284.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0