Linderniaceae
Craterostigma

Craterostigma abyssinicum (Engl.) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.

First published in Willdenowia 43: 221 (2013)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Ethiopia and Tanzania. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Hepper, F.N. & Philcox, D. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Scrophulariaceae: 1-211.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Cheek, M.; Gosline; Kalindula; Kambale; Amponsah; Kimaro; Talla; Ndi; Wultoff; Andul-Lai [10061] Cameroon K000609645 Yes
Nov 1, 2008 Cheek, M. [13587] Cameroon Lindernia abyssinica K000580284 No
Dec 1, 1956 Maitland, T.D. [1790] Cameroon Lindernia abyssinica K000028753 No
Ujor, E.U. [FHI 30325] Cameroon Lindernia abyssinica K000028754 No
Lightbody, J.S. [FHI 26268] Cameroon Lindernia abyssinica K000028752 No
Brunt, M.A. [771] Cameroon Lindernia abyssinica K000028755 No
Schimper [1164] Ethiopia Lindernia abyssinica K000379661 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0