- Family: Lamiaceae Martinov
- Genus: Achyrospermum Blume
Achyrospermum parviflorum S.Moore
- Genus: Achyrospermum Blume
[FTEA]
Lamiaceae (Labiatae), A.J. Paton, G. Bramley, O. Ryding, R.M. Polhill, Y.B. Harvey, M. Iwarsson, F. Willis, P.B. Phillipson, K. Balkwill, C.W. Lukhoba, D.F. Otieno, & R.M. Harley. Achyrospermum, R.M. Polhill. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2009
- Type
- Type: Uganda, Bunyoro District: Budongo, Bagshawe 927 (BM!, holo.)
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial herb, erect to sprawling, somewhat woody at base, rooting at lower nodes, 0.5–2 m tall
- Morphology Stem
- Stem rounded to subquadrangular, appressed-pubescent with retrorse hairs, gradually glabrescent
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves petiolate; blade ovate to ovate-elliptic, 5–11(–18 in Ethiopia) × 3–7(–9) cm, coarsely serrate, generally with 10–20 teeth on either side but up to 30 in Ethiopia, acuminate, basally cuneate, with scattered hairs above, subglabrous beneath except along margins and veins, with 6–8 pairs of lateral veins; petiole 2–5(–6) cm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescences terminal on stem and progressively on short flowering branches from the axils below, shortly pedunculate, with several sterile bracts, congested, 3–10 cm long, with 20–50 bracts, each subtending 6–8 flowers; bracts green, sometimes pale, lanceolate-elliptic to broadly ovate or broadly elliptic, 4–7 mm long, ± acuminate, ciliate, subglabrous to puberulous on back, lower ones hairier, persistent; bracteoles inconspicuous; pedicels 1–3 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx usually white or pinkish, 6–8 mm long, subglabrous to puberulous, conspicuously ciliate on the lobes; lobes triangular to triangular-ovate and slightly acuminate, 1–2(–3 in fruit) mm long, ± gland-tipped
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla white to pink and usually flushed purplish on anterior lip, 8–9.5 mm long, pubescent on exserted part, occasionally puberulous in throat; posterior lip 0.8–1 mm long, emarginate; anterior lip 2–2.5 mm long, the middle lobe with incurved margins, the lateral lobes ± 1 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens with posterior filaments 1–1.5 mm long, anterior ones 1.5–2 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
- Style 10–11 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Nutlets dull brown, oblong-ellipsoid, including appendages ± 2 × 0.8 mm.
- Ecology
- Undergrowth of rain-forest, swamp forest and riverine forest; 1050–1700 m
- Conservation
- Least concern; widely distributed
- Distribution
- Flora districts: U2 U4 K3 K5 T1 Range: Eastern Congo-Kinshasa, Ethiopia
Native to:
Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre
Achyrospermum parviflorum S.Moore appears in other Kew resources:
First published in J. Bot. 45: 97 (1907)
Accepted by
- Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
- 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.
- Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
- Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R., Harvey, Y., Iwarsson, M., Willis, F., Phillipson, P., Balkwill, K., Lukhoba, C., Otiend, D & Harley (2009). Lamiaceae (Labiatae) Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-430.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
- Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R., Harvey, Y., Iwarsson, M., Willis, F., Phillipson, P., Balkwill, K., Lukhoba, C., Otiend, D & Harley (2009). Lamiaceae (Labiatae) Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-430.
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Fl. Eth. 5: 532 (2006).
- J.B. 45: 97 (1907)
- K.B. 1936: 58 (1936)
- K.T.S.: 240 (1961)
- K.T.S.L.: 625 (1994)
- N.B.G.B. 8: 80 (1921)
- U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 287 (1994)
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2021. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2021. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
© Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0