Gentianaceae
Faroa

Faroa affinis De Wild.

First published in Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 4, 1: 99 (1903)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is DR Congo to Angola. It is an annual 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: low confidence
[AERP]

Gentianaceae, J. Paiva and I. Nogueira. Flora Zambesiaca 7:4. 1990

Morphology General Habit
Erect annual herb, 5–20 cm. tall.
Morphology Stem
Stem not or more or less branched from above the base, 4-ridged.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 3–25 x 1.5–8 mm., lanceolate or oblanceolate, subacute at the apex, cuneate at the base, thinly fleshy.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers mauve, blue to purple, in axillary many-flowered fascicles; pedicels 2–5 mm. long, papillate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx tube 0.5–0.7 mm. long, campanulate; lobes 1.5–2.5 x 0.5–0.9 mm., lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, not winged, with more or less denticulate margins, 1-nerved.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla tube 1.2–1.5 mm. long, cylindric, papillose; lobes 2–2.7 x 0.6–0.75 mm., oblong-lanceolate, obtuse.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Filaments 4–4.5 mm. long, filiform; anthers c. 0.5 mm. long, ovoid.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary 1.5–1.8 x 0.6–0.7 mm., cylindric-obovoid; style 4–4.3 mm. long, filiform; stigma subcapitate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 1.8–2 x 0.7–0.8 mm., cylindric-obovoid.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds c. 0.3 mm. in diam., subglobose, minutely scrobiculate.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • 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