- Genus:
- Crepidorhopalon Eb.Fisch.
Crepidorhopalon tenuis (S.Moore) Eb.Fisch.

[FZ]
Scrophulariaceae, D. Philcox. Flora Zambesiaca 8:2. 1990
- Morphology General Habit
- Erect annual up to 14(28) cm. tall; stems very slender, quadrangular, branched towards base, less frequently simple, glabrous above, sparsely short-hispid below.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves 5–12(28) x 0.3–1.75(6) mm., opposite, linear-lanceolate to narrowly ovate-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, entire to sparsely sharply dentate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers alternate in axils of bract-like, very reduced leaves, shortly pedicellate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
- Pedicels c. 1 mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx 3–5 mm. long, glabrous, strongly 5-nerved with nerves pronounced into narrow wings running full length of calyx tube; lobes 1–1.5 mm. long, subulate-lanceolate, flexuous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla lilac or purple and white, 7–9 mm. long, upper lip shortly bifid, lobes rounded, lower lip trilobed, lobes rounded, palate with large, orange-yellow clavate hairs.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens four, fertile, anterior filaments c. 5 mm. long, slender, geniculate at base with short clavate spur c. 0.75–1 mm. long below geniculation.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule c. 4 x 1.5–2.25 mm. (? immature), shorter than calyx, broadly ellipsoid.
[FTEA]
Scrophulariaceae, S.A. Ghazanfar, F.N. Hepper & D. Philcox. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2008
- Type
- Type: Congo-Kinshasa, Lubumbashi [Elizabethville], Rogers 10886 (BM, holo.; K!, iso.)
- Morphology General Habit
- Erect annual up to 18 cm tall.
- Morphology Stem
- Stems very slender, much branched especially towards base, quadrangular, glabrous above, at times sparsely short hispid below
- Morphology Leaves
- Lower leaves opposite, narrowly ovate-lanceolate, 4.5–10 mm long, 1–4 mm wide, apex obtuse, margins subentire or sparsely bluntly dentate, midvein not markedly pronounced beneath, subglabrous; upper leaves much reduced, oblong, 0.6–1.5 long, 0.1–0.3 mm wide, glabrous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers solitary, alternate, in axils of small bractlike leaves; pedicels 1–1.5(–2.5) mm long, glabrous or sparsely, minutely pubescent
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx 2.5–4.5 mm long, glabrous, mid vein pronounced into a narrow wing running full length of tube; lobes lanceolate, 1–1.5 mm long, ciliolate or not but often inrolled at maturity, appearing subulate and at times spreading
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla lilac, bluish, upper lip shortly bifid, lobes rounded, lower lip 3–4-lobed, lobes rounded, palate with large orange yellow clavate hairs
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 4, fertile; anterior filaments 3–4 mm long, slender, curved but not geniculate, long extruded with short clavate spur ± 1 mm long at base
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule pale fawn, 3–3.5 mm long, 1–1.5 mm wide, broadly ovoid, obscurely longitudinally shallowly ridged.
- Ecology
- Wet sandy grassland, and amongst rocky outcrops, and in wet pools on rocks; 1600–2200 m
- Conservation
- Data Deficient (DD); known only from a few collections in its range of distribution
- Distribution
- Range: Congo-Kinshasa, Zambia Flora districts: T5
Native to:
Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre
Crepidorhopalon tenuis (S.Moore) Eb.Fisch. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Oct 1, 2009 | Bingham [12871], Zambia | Lindernia tenuis | K000191339 | No | |
Sep 3, 1998 | Duvigneaud [2870 T1] | Lindernia tenuis | K000379668 | holotype | Yes |
Sep 3, 1998 | Duvigneaud [2870 T1] | Lindernia tenuis | K000379667 | holotype | Yes |
Rogers, F.A. [10886], Congo, DRC | Lindernia tenuis | K000379645 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
Bidgood, S. [6026], Tanzania | Lindernia tenuis | K000468399 | No | ||
Bidgood, S. [5886], Tanzania | Lindernia tenuis | K000468539 | No | ||
Bidgood, S. [5862], Tanzania | Lindernia tenuis | K000468563 | No |
First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 59: 457 (1989)
Accepted by
- Fischer, E. (1999). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Scrophulariaceae: 1-217. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Kliment, J., Turis, P. & Janiová, M. (2016). Taxa of vascular plants endemic to the Carpathian Mts Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 88: 19-76.
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