Pycnostachys
genus of plants
Pycnostachys is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1826. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa including Madagascar.
Species
Pycnostachys abyssinica Fresen. - Ethiopia
Pycnostachys angolensis G.Taylor - Angola
Pycnostachys batesii Baker - Cameroon, Zaïre, Sudan, Uganda
Pycnostachys chevalieri Briq. - Central African Republic
Pycnostachys ciliata Bramley - Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia
Pycnostachys coerulea Hook. - East Africa from Ethiopia to Botswana; Madagascar
Pycnostachys congensis Gürke - Zaïre, Zambia
Pycnostachys de-wildemaniana Robyns & Lebrun - East Africa from Burundi to Zimbabwe
Pycnostachys deflexifolia Baker - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
Pycnostachys descampsii Briq. - Zaïre
Pycnostachys elliotii S.Moore - Zaïre, Uganda
Pycnostachys eminii Gürke - from Cameroon to Ethiopia + Tanzania
Pycnostachys erici-rosenii R.E.Fr - Zaïre, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda
Pycnostachys goetzenii Gürke - Zaïre, Uganda, Rwanda
Pycnostachys gracilis R.D.Good - Angola
Pycnostachys graminifolia Perkins - Tanzania
Pycnostachys kassneri De Wild - Zaïre, Zambia, Tanzania
Pycnostachys lancifolia Bramley - Tanzania
Pycnostachys meyeri Gürke - western + central Africa
Pycnostachys nepetifolia Baker - Kenya
Pycnostachys niamniamensis Gürke - South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda
Pycnostachys orthodonta Gürke - Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania
Pycnostachys parvifolia Baker - Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi
Pycnostachys prittwitzii Perkins - Zambia, Tanzania
Pycnostachys pseudospeciosa Buscal. & Muschl. - Zaïre, Zambia
Pycnostachys recurvata Ryding - Ethiopia
Pycnostachys reticulata (E.Mey.) Benth. - central + southern Africa
Pycnostachys ruandensis De Wild.
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