Campanulaceae
Cyphia

Cyphia glandulifera Hochst. ex A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 8 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Tropical Africa to Malawi. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Erect or somewhat twining herb, 12–60 cm tall, from a subglobose tuber; stem not or sparsely branched, glabrous
Morphology Leaves
Leaves ± in a rosette at the base of the plant, linear-oblanceolate to broadly obovate, 30–170 x 7–65 mm, denticulate, glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Raceme pedunculate, fairly lax; pedicels 0.5–8 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx-lobes 1.5–8 mm long, entire
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla 5.5–15 mm long, pink, mauve or white, split to the base into 2 lips, the upper 3-lobed, the lower consisting of 2 free petals
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Filaments
Filaments broadened at the base, free; anthers 1–1.6 mm long, glabrous or pubescent on the back, penicillate at the apex
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule subglobose, inferior part membranous with 10 distinct nerves connected by weak transverse nerves; valves 2.5–5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds suborbicular, flat, 1.6–2 mm long, broadly winged.
Distribution
C2; S1, 3; Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania
Ecology
Altitude range c. 100–300 m.
Vernacular
Gara gumbi (Somali).
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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