Brassicaceae
Subularia

Subularia monticola A.Braun ex Schweinf.

First published in Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 76 (1867)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mountains of Ethiopia to E. DR Congo and N. Tanzania. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the montane 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]

Cruciferae, Bengt Jonsell (University of Stockholm). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1982

Morphology General Habit
Short-lived glabrous scapose herb with taproot, 1.5–16 cm. high, usually forming compact rosettes, occasionally loose and elongate.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves light green, numerous in basal rosette, linear to faintly subulate, flattened, rather juicy, 8–85 mm. long, ± 2 mm. broad, often overtopping the racemes.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Scape erect to ascending, with a raceme of 5–10 flowers, in fruit elongate and lax, 8–65 mm. long; pedicels ascending, 3–11 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals broadly and obtusely triangular, green, 0.8–1.8 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals white with a basal tinge of green, narrowly obovate, 1–3.2 mm. long, ± 0.7 mm. broad.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Silicula ellipsoid to ovoid, 2–7 mm. long, 0.8–2.5 mm. broad, with a minute practically sessile stigma.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds reddish brown, ellipsoid, nearly smooth, ± 1 mm. long, ± 0.7 mm. broad.
Figures
Fig. 10.
Habitat
Upland rain-forest and moor, ericaceous and alpine belts, usually mat-forming on permanently wet ground, more rarely submerged in pools; 2750–4750 m.
Distribution
K3 K4 T2 U2 U3 high mountains in Zaire (Kivu)
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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