Lythraceae
Woodfordia

Woodfordia uniflora (A.Rich.) Koehne

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1: 334 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Nigeria to Eritrea and Kenya, S. Arabian Peninsula. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Lythraceae, B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1984

Morphology General Habit
Slender often scrambling shrub or small tree 0.8–5 m. tall; stems puberulous; bark light brown on older stems breaking into fibrous strips.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves shortly petiolate, opposite or sometimes in 3’s (fide F.P.S.), lanceolate, (1–)4–7(–12.5) cm. long, 0.4–3.5 cm. wide, acuminate at the apex, cuneate to rounded or subcordate at the base, glabrous, puberulous or pubescent on the venation beneath but not densely tomentose.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence 1–6(–many)-flowered, up to 3 cm. long; pedicels 3–8 mm. long; bracteoles 2–4 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx-tube red or orange-red, yellowish beneath, 1–1.2 cm. long, 3–4 mm. wide, glandular-pubescent or puberulous; lobes triangular, (1–)1.5–2(–3) mm. long, acute.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals pink, red or whitish, elliptic, 0.5–2 mm. long, 0.2–0.3(–0.4) mm. wide, shorter than or equalling or rarely longer than the calyx-lobes, sometimes ciliate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 1.3–1.6 cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary 5–6 mm. long; style ± 1 cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule ± 8 mm. long, 3–4.5 mm. wide.
Habitat
Very steep rocky slopes with bushland and grassland; seasonal and permanent watercourse banks, gorges, eroded gullies with Dodonaea; 1220–2250 m.
Distribution
K2 K3 U1 U3
[FTEA]

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]

Lythraceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:1. 1954

Morphology General Habit
Shrub, to 10 ft. high
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers bright red.
[FWTA]

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
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  • 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 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