Euploca bullockii (Verdc.) E.L.A.N.Simons & Wieringa

Boraginaceae, B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1991

Morphology General Habit

Herb at least 40 cm. tall but habit not known, probably straggling and perennial; stems somewhat woody at the base, with upwardly directed white adpressed hairs in no way obscuring the brown epidermis.

Morphology Leaves

Leaf-blades oblanceolate, narrowly oblong or narrowly elliptic, 2–7.5 cm. long, 0.3–1.5 cm. wide, abruptly acute at the apex, narrowly cuneate into the petiole, with adpressed ± tubercle-based upwardly directed hairs on both surfaces, sometimes a little spreading on the 1.2 cm. long petioles.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Inflorescences forked, each scorpioid cyme 9 cm. long, the open flowers crowded at apex but after flowers fall the immature fruits are well-spaced with internodes 0.5–1 cm. long; peduncle 6 cm. long, together with axes with similar indumentum to the stems.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Calyx-lobes very unequal, all bristly white hairy, the largest 2.6 mm. long, 0.8 mm. wide, others 2.2 × 0.6, 2 × 0.5 and the smallest linear, 1.8 × 0.2 mm.; tube ± 0.5 mm. long.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Corolla white, tube ± 3 mm. long, constricted below the throat, glabrous at base outside, adpressed white-pubescent above; lobes oblong-elliptic, 1.2 mm. long, 0.8 mm. wide.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Anthers

Anthers situated about the middle of the tube, 1.3 mm. long including narrow apical appendage.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary

Ovary 0.5 mm. long; stigma sessile, narrowly conical, 1 mm. long, minutely papillate with a few hairs at the apex.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Fruits not seen.

Figures

Fig.19/5, p. 71.

Habitat

Bare soil in hollows of mbuga; 1050 m.

Distribution

T4 not known elsewhere