Scrophulariaceae
Diclis

Diclis bambuseti R.E.Fr.

First published in Acta Horti Berg. 8: 47 (1925)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Ethiopia to E. Tropical Africa. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

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

Type
Type: Kenya, Mt Kenya, R.E. & T.C.E. Fries 689 & 1231 (UPS, syn; K!, isosyn.), Mt Aberdare, R.E. & T.C.E. Fries 2323 (UPS, syn; K!, isosyn.). Lectotype: Kenya, Mt Kenya, R.E. & T.C.E. Fries 689 (K!, chosen here)
Morphology General Habit
Diffusely branched decumbent herb 50 cm or more long, rooting at the nodes; internodes 3–5 cm long, hirsute with glandular hairs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite, petiolate; petiole 1.5–4 cm long; lamina broadly ovate, 1–2 cm long, 1.5–3.5 cm wide, truncate or sometimes subcordate at the base, acute at the apex, margins with 4–8 coarsely broadly dentate-serrate apiculate teeth on each side, laxly hirsute on both sides
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers axillary, solitary; pedicels slender, 3–4.5 cm long, glandular-hairy, exceeding the leaves
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx lobes linear-lanceolate or lanceolate, 1.5–2.5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla white, pink towards the base, 11–12 mm long, covered with minute sessile glands, without a spur or with a small obtuse saccate spur 1–2 mm long, lobes of upper lip linear-oblong, 3 mm long, lower lobe longer and wider, subacute at apex
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule ± 5 mm in diameter, laterally compressed, glandular-hairy.
Ecology
Montane moist forest in the bamboo ( Arundinaria alpina) zone; 2000–3100 m
Conservation
Least Concern (LC)
Note
This species typically lacks a spur but some specimens have a small spur.
Distribution
Flora districts: U3 K3 K4 T6 Range: Not known elsewhere
[FTEA]

Uses

Use
None recorded on specimens from our area
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0