- Family:
- Lamiaceae Martinov
- Genus:
- Achyrospermum Blume
Achyrospermum schimperi (Hochst. ex Briq.) Perkins

[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: Ethiopia, without locality, Schimper 1411 (G, holo. BM, K!, iso.)
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial herb, usually erect, often single-stemmed and little branched, but sometimes straggling and sometimes prostrate at base and rooting at nodes, aromatic when crushed
- Morphology Stem
- Stem rounded to subquadrangular, variously hairy from densely spreading pilose to appressed-pubescent with retrorse hairs to rarely nearly glabrous
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves rather shortly petiolate; blade ovate-elliptic to broadly elliptic, 5–14 × 3–8 cm, serrate with generally 20–30 teeth on each side, acuminate, basally cuneate and attenuate, thinly to usually conspicuously pilose on both surfaces, with 6–8 pairs of lateral veins; petiole 5–20(–30) mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescences terminal on stem and progressively produced on short flowering branches, also in the upper axils, usually shortly pedunculate, strobiliform, 2–10 cm long, with generally 30–60 bracts each subtending 4–8 flowers; bracts subcircular to oblate, 5–12 mm long, apiculate to long-caudate, conspicuously ciliate, but subglabrous to sparingly pubescent medially and apically on surface; bracteoles linear to oblanceolate, 2–4 mm long; pedicels 0.5–1 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx sometimes flushed brownish purple, 7–8 mm long, conspicuously pubescent, the hairs longer distally; lobes ovate-triangular, slightly acuminate, 1.5–2 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla mauvish pink to purplish with a white centre, 8–10(–12) mm long, exserted part pubescent; posterior lip 1–1.2 mm long, emarginate; anterior lip 2.5–3 mm long, the middle lobe rounded with ± broadly incurved margin, the lateral lobes notably large, at least 2/3 × as long as the middle lobe and sometimes nearly as large
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens with posterior filaments ± 2 mm long, the anterior ones ± 3 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
- Style 7–12 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Nutlets dull brown, ovoidellipsoid, including appendages 2–2.2 × 0.9–1 mm
- Figures
- Fig 8, p 38
- Ecology
- Montane forest undergrowth, usually in open or disturbed places, forest edges and associated bushland, commonly along streams; 1200–3000 m
- Conservation
- Least concern; widely distributed
- Note
- The species is well known, but quite variable in the hairiness and in the size of its flowers, which makes the technical distinction from the forest undergrowth species of the region a little difficult. Generally the long hairs on the stem and the notably hairy leaves suffice, but for the relatively uncommon less hairy forms a little more attention to the shape of the corolla and the details of the bracts and calyx is needed.
- Distribution
- Range: Eastern Congo-Kinshasa, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia Flora districts: U2 U3 K3 K4 K5 K6 T2
Native to:
Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre
Achyrospermum schimperi (Hochst. ex Briq.) Perkins appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Dec 1, 2012 | Hemp [5409], Kenya | K000735692 | No | ||
Aug 14, 2006 | Katende [1901], Uganda | K000194744 | No | ||
Keay, R.W.J. [28363], Cameroon | 15283.000 | No | |||
Ash [1726], Ethiopia | 35614.000 | No | |||
Schimper [1411], Ethiopia | K000193088 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Friis, I. [3575], Ethiopia | K000509174 | Yes |
First published in G.W.J.Mildbraed (ed.), Wiss. Erg. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped., Bot. 2: 553 (1907-1908 publ. 1913)
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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Blundell, Wild Fl. E. Afr.: 400, t. 803 (1987)
- Fl. Eth. 5: 531 (2006).
- K.B. 1936: 59 (1936)
- K.T.S.L.: 626, fig. on p. 625 (1994)
- N.B.G.B. 8: 79 (1921), pro parte
- U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 287, t. 126 (1994)
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