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Achyrospermum oblongifolium Bak. [family LABIATAE]

Date Updated: 5 February 2007

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Achyrospermum oblongifolium Bak. [family LABIATAE], in F.T.A. 5: 464 (1900); Bruce l.c. 55; G. Taylor in Exell Cat. S. Tomé 266 Ocimum sassandrae A. Chev. [family LABIATAE], Bot512, name only.
Information
An erect, little-branched undershrub, 1-2 ft. high, with tomentose stems and dense terminal spikes of greenish-white flowers; in forest and bamboo thicket.
Habitat
; in forest and bamboo thicket.
Distribution
Guin.: Fassakoidou to Késséridou (Feb.) Chev. 20814! Ntongon Mt., 3,150 ft. (Mar.) Chev. 20926!S.L.: Kenema (Jan.) Thomas 7572! York Pass (Dec.) Deighton 3310!Lib.: Vahum, W. Prov. (Kov.) Baldwin 10212!Iv. C.: Mid. Sassandra & Mid. Cavally (June-July) Chev. 19244! Oroumba Boka (Dec.) Schnell! Boughey GC 14438!Ghana: Apapam (Dec.) Morton GC 8161! Mpraeso (Apr.) Morton A690! Bosumkese (Dec.) Adams GC 6147!S. Nig.: Aboabam, Ikom Div. (Dec.) Keay FHI 28195![Br.] Cam.: Bamenda, 6,000-7,000 ft. (Apr.) Morton K211! Adams GC 11222!F. Po: (June, Dec.) Barter 1697! Boughey 164!
Distribution (external)
S. Tomé Cameroun Cabinda
Achyrospermum oblongifolium Bak. [family LABIATAE]
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