Orobanchaceae
Sopubia

Sopubia conferta S.Moore

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 191 (1905)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Uganda to Rwanda and Tanzania. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

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

Type
Type: Uganda, Kigezi District: Rukiga [Ruchigga], Bagshawe 529 (K! lecto., chosen by Hansen)
Morphology General Habit
Perennial woody herb, 30–90 cm tall.
Morphology Stem
Stems 1–many arising from a woody rootstock, indumentum variable but never silvery-appressed hairy
Morphology Leaves
Leaves verticillate, simple or trifid, 15–45 mm long, segments 1–2.5 mm wide, margins outwardly rolled, midvein usually prominent, densely hairy above becoming subglabrous below
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence terminal, spicate, (1.5–)3–7(–10) cm long, (1.2–)2.1–2.5 cm broad, densely woolly; flowers alternate, congested; bracteoles oblong-lanceolate, 8–20 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx lobes narrowly triangular, ± 4 mm, woolly
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla blue-mauve, mauve, pink to pinkish-white, rotate to subcampanulate; limb 10–15 mm in diameter
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Anthers
Fertile anther cells oblong, ± 2 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule ovoid, 4–5 mm long, ± 3 mm in diameter, glabrous.
Ecology
Montane grasslands and light forest, mostly on poor soils; 1500–2200 m
Conservation
Least Concern (LC)
Distribution
Range: Not known elsewhere Flora districts: U2 U4 T1 T2 T4 T5 T7
[FTEA]

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]

Uses

Use
None recorded 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.
    • 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 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