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

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

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.

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, 2^nd Edition

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.

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.