Anaheterotis

Anaheterotis pobeguinii is a herb of the family Melastomataceae, in the monospecific genus Anaheterotis. Its species name is a homage to French explorer Charles-Henri Pobéguin.

Range

It is distributed in tropical West Africa; endemic to the Woodland savanna of Guinea and Sierra Leone. It grows along rivers at an altitude of 1200–1400 meters.

Description

It is an upright, unbranched herb, with a pale, simple stem, but well-branched terminal inflorescence. The flowers are purple to red. It grows up to 60 cm tall. The plant is a geophyte, growing from a tuberous rootstock.