7345.000 Aeollanthus Mart. ex Spreng.

ICOMUM Hua

Ryding, O. (1986) The genus Aeollanthus sens. lat. Acta. Univ. Ups. Symb. Bot. Ups. 26: 1 1-152

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs, usually strongly aromatic, sometimes fleshy. Leaves opposite, sometimes alternate. Inflorescences of spikes forming panicles. Bracts small, often red-tinged, glandular. Calyx ± equally 5-fid to markedly 2-lipped, circumscissile usually below the middle. Corolla often showy, 2-lipped, violet, purple, blue or white; upper lip 4-lobed, less often entire or 2- or 3-lobed. Lower lip usually entire and boat-shaped. Style 2-lobed. Nutlet somewhat elongated.

Worldwide: 43 species in tropical and warm Africa

Zambia: 17 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
alternatus Ryding
breviflorus De Wild.
buchnerianus Briq.N,W,EDescription, Image
engleri Briq.N,W,CDescription, Image
fruticosus GürkeN,W,C,E
homblei De Wild.  [NrEnd]N,WDescription, Image
myrianthus Baker subsp. gamwelliae (G. Taylor) Ryding
myrianthus Baker subsp. myrianthus
neglectus (Dinter) Launert?Description, Image
petiolatus Ryding
pubescens Benth.
rehmannii GürkeW,C,EDescription, Image
suaveolens Mart. ex Spreng. N,W,CDescription, Image
subacaulis (Baker) Hua & Briq. var. linearis (Burkill) RydingN,W,C,Description, Image
subacaulis (Baker) Hua & Briq. var. subacaulis N,W,C,SDescription, Image
subintegrus Ryding
ukamensis GürkeEDescription, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Aeollanthus
Flora of Burundi: Aeollanthus
Flora of Malawi: Aeollanthus
Flora of Mozambique: Aeollanthus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Aeollanthus

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aeollanthus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Aeollanthus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aeollanthus
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iNaturalist: Aeollanthus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aeollanthus
JSTOR Plant Science: Aeollanthus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aeollanthus
Plants of the World Online: Aeollanthus
Tropicos: Aeollanthus
Wikipedia: Aeollanthus

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Aeollanthus.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1227, retrieved 5 December 2025

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