Thymelaeaceae
Peddiea

Peddiea subcordata Domke

First published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 387 (1935)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is CE. Tanzania. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet 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: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Thymelaeaceae, B. Peterson (University of Göteborg). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1978

Morphology General Habit
Shrub or small tree up to 2 m. high.
Morphology Branches
Branches slender, glabrous.
Morphology Leaves
Petiole 1–5 mm. long; leaf-blade lanceolate or rarely oblanceolate or obovate, (120–)146–214(–234) mm. long, (39–)44–60(–68) mm. wide, slightly acute, basally cordate or subcordate, membranous, margin ± wavy.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence a terminal umbel, 20–34(–55)-flowered; peduncle 15–30 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers 4-merous, greenish yellow; pedicel 3–5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx-tube 8–16 mm. long, usually striate, glabrous; lobes ovate, 2 mm. long, 1.2–2.0 mm. wide, slightly puberulous on the inside of the margin.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Anthers
Anthers 0.8–1.0 mm., subsessile.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary 2–3 mm. long, glabrous; disc 0.3–0.5 mm., irregularly lobed, glabrous; style 4–8 mm.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit blackish.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seed 7–9 mm. long, 4–5 mm. wide.
Figures
Fig. 4/9, p. 13.
Habitat
Upland rain-forest; 1000–2000 m.
Distribution
T6 known only from the Nguru, Ukaguru and Uluguru Mts.
[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

  • 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