Scrophulariaceae
Sutera

Sutera brunnea Hiern

First published in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(2): 305 (1904)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a subshrub 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, D. Philcox. Flora Zambesiaca 8:2. 1990

Morphology General Habit
Erect or procumbent undershrub up to 60 cm. tall; branches minutely pubescent to glandular-pubescent above, glabrous to subglabrous below.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 2–9(20) x 1–1.5(6) mm., opposite or alternate, or subfasciculate, spathulate or narrowly oblanceolate, obtuse, markedly narrowing into sessile base, entire or with few teeth towards apex, glabrous or minutely glandular-papillose.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers axillary or terminally racemose at ends of branches, pedicellate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
Pedicels 4.5–9(18) mm. long, often apparently accrescent in fruit, minutely papillose to subglabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 3–4.5 mm. long, deeply 5-lobed, lobes 0.5–1.25 mm. wide, broadly linear, finely papillose to subglabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla deep brown; tube 9.5–14(20) mm. long, slender, straight, somewhat dilated below limb, finely glandular-papillose; limb c. 7 mm. in diam.; lobes 2.5–3.5 x 1.5–2 mm., broadly oblong, entire.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 5–8 mm. long, 2–4 mm. broad, broadly cylindric-ovoid, minutely papillose.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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