Orobanchaceae
Striga

Striga pubiflora Klotzsch

First published in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 1): 227 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to Mozambique. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical 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, D. Philcox. Flora Zambesiaca 8:2. 1990

Morphology General Habit
Erect perennial herb with mauve tuberous roots.
Morphology Stem
Stems slender 30–65 cm. tall, usually several simple stems from a woody base, sometimes branched above, shortly pubescent.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite below, alternate above, 15–38 x c. 2 mm., linear, held vertically, shortly scabrid pubescent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers 4–14, alternate, shortly pedicellate in loose terminal inflorescences.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Bracts and bracteoles subulate, usually shorter than calyx.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx tubular, strongly 15-ribbed; tube 8–11 mm. long; teeth 5,3–8 mm. long, linear.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla white with green tube; tube c. 20 mm. long, sharply bent above, densely pubescent outside; upper lip broadly truncate-ovate, undivided; lower lip broadly 3-lobed, lobes finely pubescent on margins and outside, central lobe up to 15 x 10 mm., obovate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 8 x 2.5 mm., valves recurved at apex after dehiscence.
[FZ]

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

Type
Type: Mozambique, Peter s.n. (B†, holo.)
Morphology General Habit
Erect perennial herb with pale purple root tubers.
Morphology Stem
Stems slender, 30–65 cm high, usually several simple stems from a woody base, sometimes branched above, shortly pubescent
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite below, alternate above, held vertically, linear, 15–38 mm long, ± 2 mm wide, acute, shortly scabrid-pubescent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers 4–14, alternate, in loose terminal inflorescences; pedicels ± 2 mm; bracts and bracteoles subulate, usually shorter than calyx
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx tubular, strongly 15-ribbed, tube 8–11 mm long, teeth 5, linear, 3–8 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla white with green tube; tube ± 20 mm long, sharply bent above, densely pubescent outside; upper lip broadly truncate-ovate, undivided; lower lip broadly 3-lobed, lobes finely pubescent on margins and outside, central lobe obovate, up to 15 mm long, 10 mm broad
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule ovoid, 8 mm long, 2.5 mm wide, valves recurved at apex after dehiscence.
Ecology
Woodland among grass in damp sandy soil and in salt marshes, on roots of grasses; 100–1100 m
Conservation
Least Concern (LC); common and widespread
Distribution
Range: Malawi, Mozambique Flora districts: K7 T3 T4 T6 T7 T8
[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 Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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