Linderniella brevidens (Skan) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
[FTEA]
Scrophulariaceae, S.A. Ghazanfar, F.N. Hepper & D. Philcox. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2008
- Type
- Type: Tanzania, Lushoto District: Usambara, Buchwald 295 (K!, holo.)
- Morphology General Habit
- Annual, rarely exceeding 5 cm in height.
- Morphology Stem
- Stems up to 30 cm long, diffusely branched, frequently rooting at lower nodes, sharply quadrangular, glabrous or occasionally with few minute white hairs at nodes
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves very shortly petiolate to subsessile, broadly ovate to ovate-suborbicular, (5–)3–18(–22) mm, (3.5–)11–18 mm wide, broadly cuneate to rounded at base, apex obtuse or rounded, margins coarsely serrate, glabrous or almost so, occasionally minutely ciliolate especially towards base, 3(–5)-veined from base, veins prominent beneath
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers throughout most of stem, solitary, axillary, alternate; pedicels 3–8(–11) mm long in flower, extending to 15–20 mm in fruit, very slender, glabrous, widely spreading in fruit to at times becoming reflexed
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx 3.5–4 mm long, accrescent to 4–5 mm long in fruit, glabrous, shallowly 5-ribbed; lobes unequal, ovate, 1–1.5 mm long, acute, remaining close to capsule in fruit, not spreading
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla white or with various amounts of blue, mauve or purple markings, 6–9.5 mm long, tube 3.5– 4.5 mm long, externally minutely stipitate-glandular, internally with antero-lateral ridge extending mostly length of tube, densely stipitate-glandular; upper lip broadly ovate to subrectangular, ± 3 mm long, apex rounded to subtruncate; lower lip 3-lobed
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 4, fertile; anterior filaments very slender, geniculate about midway, gibbous at base, glabrous throughout
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule (7–)10–13 mm long, 1.5–2.5 mm broad, narrowly oblongellipsoid, acute to acuminate.
- Ecology
- Rocky hillsides, pools on rock outcrops, and wet seepage and swampy areas, forest clearings and surrounds, weed of cultivation; 1200–2500 m
- Conservation
- Least Concern (LC)
- Distribution
- Flora districts: K7 T3 Range: Not known elsewhere
Native to:
Kenya, Tanzania
Linderniella brevidens (Skan) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll. appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drummond, R.B. [2052], Tanzania | Lindernia brevidens | 11227.000 | No | ||
| Buchwald, J. [295], Tanzania | Lindernia brevidens | K000379659 | Unknown type material | Yes |
First published in Willdenowia 43: 227 (2013)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Scientific Data 8: 215.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Ghazanfar, S.A., Hepper, F.N. & Philcox, D. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Scrophulariaceae: 1-211.
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
© Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0