Linderniaceae
Vandellia

Vandellia subracemosa (De Wild.) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.

First published in Willdenowia 43: 235 (2013)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Ethiopia to E. Central & E. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical 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: confident
[AERP]

Scrophulariaceae, S.A. Ghazanfar, F.N. Hepper & D. Philcox. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2008

Type
Type: Congo-Kinshasa, Kabango, Bequaert 6143 (BR, holo.; K!, photo)
Morphology General Habit
Annual or perennial, up to 30 cm tall, branched from base.
Morphology Stem
Stems up to 40 cm long, slender, trailing, subquadrangular, patent hispid, especially on angles, becoming subglabrous
Morphology Leaves
Leaves ovate or subelliptic, 12–35(–40) mm long, 8–30 mm wide, subsesssile or shortly petiolate, base cordate, apex obtuse or rounded, margins finely serrate or shallowly crenate, generally appressed finely hispid above to rarely subglabrous, hispid beneath mainly on major veins, ciliolate, 3–5-veined from base, veins prominent; petioles (0–)2–3(–7) mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers in axillary inflorescence of 3–5(–7) flowers or solitary in axils of leaf-like bracts, shortly pedicellate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Bracts similar to leaves but much smaller, ± 5–7 mm long, (1.5–)3–4.5 mm wide
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
Peduncle where present 10–35(–48) mm long; pedicels 2–5 mm long, erect
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx funnelshaped, 4.5–6 mm long, accrescent to 8 mm in fruit, strongly 5-ribbed, glabrous except shortly hispid on ribs; teeth subtriangular, 1.5–2 mm long, 2–3.5 mm long in fruit, ciliolate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla pink through pinkish blue to blue or blue purple; tube 5–6 mm long, upper lip ± 3 mm long, emarginate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 4, fertile; anterior filaments geniculate towards base
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule ellipsoid, 13–17 mm long, acute.
Ecology
In open country on grassy banks, paths and roadsides, edges of swamps, streamsides in wet forests; 1200– 2400 m
Conservation
Least Concern (LC)
Note
It may be of interest to note, that of all the material of this species seen for this work, that from Uganda, without exception, is represented by the smallest measurements given above and being a much more compact plant.
Distribution
Range: Congo-Kinshasa, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia Flora districts: U2 U4 T1 T6 T7
[FTEA]

Uses

Use
None recorded on specimens from our area
[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

  • 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.

  • 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