Achyranthes laniceps

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Achyranthes
Species: Achyranthes laniceps

Name

Achyranthes laniceps (C.B.Clarke) Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch, Taxon 74(1): 84 (2024).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Achyropsis laniceps C.B.Clarke, Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 6(1.1): 66 (1909).
    • Holotype: MALAWI, Nyasaland, Yort Hill [Chitipa], Tanganyika Plateau, alt. 3500–4000 ft, 1816, A. Whyte s.n. K K000243766.
• Heterotypic
  • Achyropsis robynsii Schinz, Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 76: 143 (1931)
    • Achyropsis laniceps f. robynsii (Schinz) Cavaco, Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Bot. 13(1): 153. 1962
    • Holotype: CONGO (D.R.C.). W. Robyns 1812. BR 0000008819482; Isotype: BR 0000008819499.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Zaïre East Tropical Africa Tanzania South Tropical Africa Malawi, Zambia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Baker, J.G. & Clarke, C.B. 1909. Amarantaceae. pp. 14–75. In: Thiselton-Dyer, W.T. (ed.): Flora of Tropical Africa 6(1). London. BHL Reference page. 
• Di Vincenzo, V., Berendsohn, W., Wondafrash, M. & Borsch, T. 2025. Phylogenetics and morphological character evolution in the achyranthoid clade (Amaranthaceae): Evidence to re-circumscribe the genera Achyranthes and Cyathula and to resurrect a third species of the former genus Sericocomopsis in East Africa. Taxon 74(1): 66–100. DOI: 10.1002/tax.13284 Reference page. 
• Schinz, H. 1931. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der afrikanischen Flora. (XXXVI.) Amaranthaceae, Geraniaceae, Polygalaceae, Borraginaceae. Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich 76: 133–146. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Achyranthes laniceps in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov. 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Achyranthes laniceps. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 21 2025. Reference page.