Achyrospermum cryptanthum
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Photo: Penny English
Near the road that goes to Fingira rock, Nyika NP.
Photo: Penny English
Near the road that goes to Fingira rock, Nyika NP.
Photo: Penny English
Near the road that goes to Fingira rock, Nyika NP.
Photo: Penny English
Near the road that goes to Fingira rock, Nyika NP.
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| Synonyms: |
Achyrospermum aethiopicum sensu White, For. Fl. N. Rhod, non Welw. Achyrospermum nyassanum Baker |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Woody perennial herb or shrub up to 3 m tall, smelling of peppermint when crushed. Stems with hairs mostly appressed and directed upwards. Leaves petiolate: lamina ovate-elliptic to broadly elliptic, pubescent; apex acuminate. Inflorescence terminal, dense, 3-14 cm long; bracts 6-12 mm long, numerous, ovate to oblate with apex acuminate to long-caudate. Corolla pink with a white centre, 9-10 mm long; upper lip 2-2.5mm long; lower lip 4.5-6 mm long. |
| Type location: |
Malawi |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | cryptanthum: from Greek: cryptos meaning hidden and anthos, flower; referring perhaps to the shortly-exserted corollas. |
| Habitat: | In montane forest and associated bushland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1800 - 2200 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique |
| FZ divisions: | N |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 9 May 2020 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 183. (Includes a picture). Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 21. Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Page 34. |
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