Distribution Map

Achyranthes aspera var. aspera

       
lenamo?
(Achyranthes aspera)

Amaranthaceae Amaranthoideae  

(exotic - see Alien Plants Database)

As at April 2024, 10 herbarium specimens, 1 photo record, 19 visual observations
Found within protected areas: Mlawula
Medicinal

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Achyranthes aspera - Up to 120 cm high. More robust than A. sicula, sometimes almost shmbby with longer stems, the denser, larger, darker and more numerous flowers of which only separate slightly. Stems stouter, four-ribbed. Stem and leaves hairy. Leaf-blades broadly oval, up to 6 cm long x 4 cm wide, stalks very short, margins slightly wavy, tips rather blunt.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.