Lamiaceae
Stachys

Stachys aculeolata Hook.f.

First published in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 18 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a scrambling perennial and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R.M., Harvey, Y.B., Iwarsson, M., Otieno, D., Balkwill, K., Phillipson, P.B., Harley, R.M. & Willis, F. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(8): 1-346. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 5: 466
  • Th. C. E. Fries in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berl. 8: 629, fig. 1 & 2, incl. var. camerunensis Th. C. E. Fries (1923).
  • in J. Linn. Soc. 6: 18 (1861)

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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fl. Eth. 5: 533 (2006).
  • J.L.S. 6: 18 (1861)
  • K.B. 48: 329 (1993)
  • K.B. 51: 439, fig. 1A–D (1996)
  • Norw. Journ. Bot. 18: 121 (1971)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 287, t. 127 (1994)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Jacques-Felix, H. [2786] Cameroon K000938020 No
Jan 1, 1989 Roth [520] Ethiopia K000414608 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Morton, J.K. [7003] Cameroon K000025264 No
Jan 1, 1960 Ujor, E.U. [FHI 29980] Cameroon K000025275 No
Jan 1, 1958 Hepper, F.N. [1976] Cameroon K000025271 No
Maitland, T.D. [884] Cameroon K000025276 No
Breteler, F.J. [MC 110] Cameroon K000025272 No
Tadjouteu, F. [248] Cameroon K000875740 Yes
Cheek, M.; De Marco; Kemei; Wultoff [10087] Cameroon K001418654 Yes
Zapfack, L. [830] Cameroon K001518208 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [10502] Cameroon K000025270 No
Maitland, T.D. [1654] Cameroon K000025277 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9018] Tanzania K:SPC-27419.000 No
Johnston, H.H. [71] Cameroon K000414609 Unknown Type Material Yes
Morton, J.K. [K 102] Cameroon K000025265 No
Morton, J.K. [6707] Cameroon K000025269 No
Mann [319] Equatorial Guinea K000193099 Type Yes
Mann [319] Equatorial Guinea K000193072 Type Yes
Ash [1653] Ethiopia K:SPC-35596.000 No
Maitland, T.D. [926] Cameroon K000025278 No
Maitland, T.D. [926] Cameroon K000025279 No
Keay, R.W.J. [28600] Cameroon K000025274 No
Maitland, T.D. [1196a] Cameroon K000025282 No
Maitland, T.D. [0 s.n.94] Cameroon K000025280 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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