Rhamnaceae
Lasiodiscus

Lasiodiscus holtzii Engl.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 551 (1908)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Tanzania (Pugu Hills). It is a shrub 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: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Rhamnaceae, Marshall C. Johnston (University of Texas Herbarium). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1972

Morphology General Habit
Branching shrub.
Morphology Branches
Older branchlets fuscous, glabrescent; twigs densely ferrugineous tomentulose.
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-blades oblong, 8–11 cm. long, 3–4 cm. wide, cuneate, acuminate, subcoriaceous, glabrous except the principal nerves beneath pilose, serrulate, the primary and secondary nerves beneath prominulent; petioles ± 5 mm. long, ventrally appressed pilose.
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Stipules lanceolate, ± 5 mm. long, caducous, densely appressed pilose.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences few-flowered; peduncles short, densely tomentulose; pedicels 5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Hypanthium
Cup pubescent externally.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals ± 2 mm. long, pubescent dorsally.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals ±1.5 mm. long, obovate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Disc
Disk 2–2.5 mm. wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style 0.5 mm. long at an early stage (in anthesis).
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit unknown.
Habitat
Apparently woodland; 100–200 m.
Distribution
known only from the type T6
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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