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Achyranthes argentea

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Name

Identification
Achyranthes argentea Suess. [family AMARANTHACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet, Isotype of Suaeda aspera [family CHENOPODIACEAE ]
Related name
  • Achyranthes sicula
  • Achyranthes sp.
  • Unrecorded unrecorded
  • Achyranthes argentea
  • Suaeda aspera
  • Achyranthes not on sheet
  • Achyranthes aspera
Common name
  • weknawuhi (Edgar) (NIGERIA, GWARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • sien doro nani (JB, ex K&A) (SENEGAL, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • prickly chaff flower; snake’s tail (Kenya, E. Polhill)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ọ́kpọ̀kọ̀ údọ̀k mbieèt (KW) (NIGERIA, EFIK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ndatukan bugor (JGA) nobisindaq = ear of the lizard (JB; K&A) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kebbe jawle = Guinea-fowl’s bur-grass (MM) kure pallaandi = lizard’s arrows (JMD) mbagga (MM) (NIGERIA, FULA-FULFULDE (Nigeria)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • mboratad (JB, ex K&A) (SENEGAL, SERER), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • assiadiomo (B&D) (IVORY COAST, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kiban к̉adangaru (JMD; ZOG) (NIGERIA, HAUSA (West)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ņlí átụ́lụ̄ = sheep’s food (NWT) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Agukwu)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • aboro (auctt.) èèmá àgbò (Abraham) èèmá-àgbò (N&E) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • hákoórín máciìjií = snake’s tooth (auctt.) к̉aimin kadangaree = lizard’s spur (JMD; ZOG) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kebbe jawle (PF) mbagga (PF) (NIGER, FULA-FULFULDE (Niger)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • (‘Ibugo’) ọ́dụ̀dụ́ ngwèlè = lizard’s tail (KW) (NIGERIA, IGBO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • (Berhaut) — queue de rat; queue de rat annuelle (as A. argentea Lam.)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Achyranthes aspera var. sicula L. [family AMARANTHACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 9, Part 1, page 28, (1988) Author: C. C. Townsend
Names
Achyranthes aspera var. sicula L. [family AMARANTHACEAE], Sp. Pl. 1: 204 (1753).—Cavaco in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris Sér. B, 13: 119 (1962). Type “ Amaranthus radiosperpetua tab. 9”, Hb. Boccone (P, lectotype, photo.!).
Achyranthes sicula L. All. [family AMARANTHACEAE], in Misc. Taur. Phil. Math. Soc. R. Turin. 5: 93 (1774).—Podlech & Meeuse in Merxm. Prodr. Fl. SW. Afr. 33: 4 (1966).—J.H. Ross Fl. Natal: 159 (1973). Type as above.
Achyranthes argentea Lam. [family AMARANTHACEAE], Encycl. 1: 545 (1785). Type: cultivated material from Paris.
Achyranthes aspera var. argentea Lam. C.B. Clarke [family AMARANTHACEAE], in F.T.A. 6, 1: 63 (190); in Hauman in F.C.B. 2: 55 (1951).
Achyranthes annua Dinter [family AMARANTHACEAE], in Fedde, Repert. 15: 82 (1951). Type from Namibia.
Achyranthes aspera forma rubella Suesseng. [family AMARANTHACEAE], in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux. 15: 54 (1938). Type from Rwanda.
Information
Plant more slender, the perianth small, generally 3–4.5 (5) mm. long. Leaves frequently silvery-sericeous below at least when young, green above (may be green on both surfaces in shade), rather long-acuminate.
Habitat
Its range of habitats in the Flora Zambesiaca region is similar to those of var. pubescens
Range
This variety is more restricted in general distribution than var. pubescens but is equally widespread in tropical Africa
Altitude range
100–2150 m.
2150
100
Distribution
Mozambique M Maputo, Marracuene, 23.iv.1947, Barbosa 168 (COI; LMA; SRGH).Mozambique Z Gurué, 19.ix.1944, Mendonça 2113 (C; LISC; LMU; WAG).Malawi S Zomba Plateau near Ku Chawe Inn, 1530 m., 19.iv.1970, Brummitt 9988 (K; LISC; MAL; SRGH).Malawi C foot of Dedza Mt. 2 km. NW. of town, c. 1760 m., 1.iv.1970, Brummitt 9571 (K, LISC, MAL, PRE, SRGH, UPS).Zimbabwe S Mwenezi Experiment Station, 460 m., 20.i.1972, Barnes 146 (K; LISC; SRGH).Zimbabwe E Inyanga, Rupango Mts., 1660 m., 8.ii.1952, Chase 4347 (K; LISC; SRGH).Zimbabwe C Makani Distr., Rusape Rd., 13.ii.1961, Rutherford-Smith 528 (K; SRGH).Zambia S Mumbwa, 1911, Macau/ay 687 (K).Zambia C Lusaka, 1210 m., 22.v.1955, Best 101 (K).Zambia W Kitwe, 16.iv.1963, Fanshawe 7772 (K; NDO).Botswana SE Mochudi, Phutodikobo Hill, 910–1060 m., 10.iii.1967, Mitchison 40 (K).Botswana SW Ghanzi pan, Farm S9, 940 m.,11.iii.1970, Brown 8798 (K; SRGH).Mozambique N Lichinga, vi.1934, Torre 190 (COI).Malawi N Mzimba Distr., 16 km. SW. of Mzuzu, Mbowe Dam, 1360 m., 30.vi.1974, Pawek 8767 (K; MAL; MO; SRGH; UC).Zimbabwe W Shangani/Bubi Distr., Gwampa Forest Reserve, 910 m., v.1956, Goldsmith 107/56 (K; LISC; SRGH)Zambia N Inono Valley, Pineapple Farm, 910 m., 13.iv.1955, Richards 5431 (K).Botswana N Okavango Swamps, Moremi Wildlife Reserve, Txatxanika camp site, 930 m., 3.iii.1972, Biegel & Gibbs-Russell 3841 (K; LISC; SRGH).
Notes
Intermediates between this variety and var. pubescens are relatively frequent though apparently not so in the Flora Zambesiaca region; the development of the dorsal scale of the pseudostaminode in var. sicula varies from normally developed as in var. pubescens to “stagshorn”or much more reduced, or sometimes apical or subapical so that the pseudostaminode appears simple.Two Zambian specimens of this variety usefully and deliberately gathered in the same locality on the same day (Kitwe, Fanshawe 7771 & 7772 (K; NDO)) demonstrate well how the leaves of an Achyranthes become larger and greener with reduced indumentum under shaded conditions.Achyranthes aspera is found almost throughout the world in tropical and warmer regions generally. Some forms may have originated in restricted regions (e.g. var. sicula in the Mediterranean region, where it is the only variety represented, and var. aspera in India) but if so then these have now become so widely dispersed as to make this purely conjectural.

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