Clerodendrum capitatum var. vanderystii Moldenke 1951
- Dataset
- The genus Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae) in the flora of Central Africa (D. R. Congo, Rwanda, Burundi)
- Rank
- VARIETY
Classification
- kingdom
- Plantae
- phylum
- Tracheophyta
- class
- Magnoliopsida
- order
- Lamiales
- family
- Lamiaceae
- genus
- Clerodendrum
biology_ecology
Habitat: — As the type variety.
diagnosis
Differs from the type variety by the following combination of traits: corolla tube glabrous, corolla lobes shorter (6 – 10 mm) and stamens more shortly exserted (10 – 15 mm); flower bud glabrous to pubescent, not glandular.
discussion
Note: — Specimens with glabrous corolla tube are occasionally found elsewhere in W Africa; however, they generally have long corolla lobes and long stamens.
distribution
Distribution in Central Africa: — D. R. Congo (only in the south-west). Distribution elsewhere: — Not known elsewhere; endemic of D. R. Congo.
materials_examined
Selection of representative specimens: — D. R. CONGO. Mayombe: Bivovolo, 30 July 1923, Wellens 292 (BR!); Bas-Congo: Kimbuba, June 1954, Callens 4574 (BR!); Madiba (Entre Kimbambi et Mpese), 26 April 1960, Compère 2015 (BR!). Kasaï: Kisungu, 21 April 1953, Callens 2113 (BR!), Mapangu, 31 May 1978, Dumont 225 (BR!), Madibi, 9 June 1904, Lescrauwaet 87 (BR!).
materials_examined
Type: — D. R. CONGO. Ipamu, May 1921, Vanderyst 9418 (holotype: BR 0000008929952!).