Barleria sunzuana Brummitt & Seyani

Dominique Champluvier, 2011, New and overlooked Acanthaceae taxa from D. R. Congo, Rwanda and Burundi: (1) the genus Barleria, Plant Ecology and Evolution 144 (1), pp. 82-95 : 83

Barleria sunzuana Brummitt & Seyani

( Brummitt & Seyani 1978: 721–722). – Type: Zambia, Sunzu Mt, Abercorn distr., alt. 2250 m, Apr. 1962, Richards 16369, fl (holo-: K).

Other collections examined – Zambia: Sunzu Hill, Abercorn distr., alt. 1980 m, Apr. 1936, Burtt 6101, fl (K, BM, BR); Sunzu summit, alt. 2065 m, Jun. 1955, Lawton 213, fl (K); Sunzu Mt, alt. 1800 m, Apr. 1961, Richards 15077, fl, fr (K); ibid., alt. 2100 m, Apr. 1962, Richards 16368, fl (K); ibid., alt. 2250 m, Mar. 1966, Richards 21380, fl (K); Saisi Valley, Zambia Govnt Ranch, Mbala distr., alt. 1500 m, May 1968, Richards 23274, fl (K, BR).

Habitat – Rocky slopes, alt. (1500–)1800–(?)2250 m. Endemic to Sunzu Mt. Brummitt (1978), commenting on Richard’s collections, stated that there must be some mistake in the recording of the altitudes as the summit of Sunzu mountain is only 2065 m.