Limeaceae
Limeum

Limeum sulcatum (Klotzsch) Hutch.

First published in J.Burtt Davy, Man. Pl. Transvaal 1: 46 (1926)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Molluginaceae, M. L. Gonçalves. Flora Zambesiaca 4. 1978

Morphology General Habit
Annual or perennial herb up to 70 cm. tall, glabrous, sometimes rough, never glandular-pubescent, sometimes a subshrub with several ± erect or trailing herbaceous shoots and woody base; stems not much branched.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 5–50 × 0·5–4 mm., alternate, subopposite or fasciculate, narrowly linear to lanceolate, entire, with prominent midrib below; petiole short, with swollen base.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences terminal and lateral, 5–50-flowered, pedunculate, umbelliform, laxly branched.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers small, greenish-white; pedicels up to 2 mm. long; bracteoles membranous, whitish, lanceolate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth-segments 5, 2–3 mm. long, slightly unequal, membranous, whitish but with greenish keel, broadly ovate, obtuse, mucronate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Staminodes
Staminodes 0(-5), when present very small and caducous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 7 with filaments enlarged and fimbriate below.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary 2-lobed, glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Mericarps sometimes bigger than perianth-segments, with 2 usually large smooth auricles at base, the outer face alveolate-tuberculate to spinescent.
[FZ]

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]

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.
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/