- Genus:
- Crepidorhopalon Eb.Fisch.
Crepidorhopalon schweinfurthii (Oliv.) Eb.Fisch.

[FTEA]
Scrophulariaceae, S.A. Ghazanfar, F.N. Hepper & D. Philcox. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2008
- Type
- Type: Sudan, Bongo, R. Lesi, Schweinfurth 4009 (K!, holo.)
- Morphology General Habit
- Spindly, erect perennial, 15–60 cm.
- Morphology Stem
- Stems simple or sparingly branched, ± creeping, rooting at the base, quadrangular, glabrous
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves linear-lanceolate, 6–12(–30) mm long, 2–8(–10) mm wide, apex acute, margins entire or minutely toothed, scabrid-ciliate; lower leaves purple beneath, broader than the smaller and distant upper leaves, 3-veined
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescences capitate, ± 1 cm in diameter, up to 2.5 cm in fruit
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
- Bracts subulate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers subsessile
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx 5 mm long, purple, prominently 5-angled, teeth triangular with setaceous apex
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla 9–15 mm long, rich blue-purple, brown-tomentellous outside, upper lip slightly emarginate, lower lip deeply 3-lobed
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule as long as the calyx, opening 1/3 of its length
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds yellowish, angular, minute, nearly as broad as long.
- Ecology
- Swamps; 850–1300 m
- Conservation
- Least Concern (LC)
- Note
- Milne-Redhead & Taylor 10030 from Tanzania comes closest to T. schweinfurthii but has a more leafy stem and the leaves are on average broader (up to 1 cm). Fischer in B.J.B.B. 67: 378 (1999) has described this specimen as a new species (placed in synonymy here), but I (S.A.G.) feel that the material is insufficient to give it an independent status.
- Distribution
- Range: Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, Angola, Zambia Flora districts: U1 T4 T8
[FZ]
Scrophulariaceae, D. Philcox. Flora Zambesiaca 8:2. 1990
- Morphology General Habit
- Erect perennial, 20–70 cm. tall; stems simple or sparingly branched, quadrangular, glabrous throughout or occasionally pilose at or towards base.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves opposite, sessile, 5–33 x 1–10 mm., sessile; lower elliptic or elliptic lanceolate, obtuse, 3-nerved, entire or sparsely short-toothed, scabrid-ciliate; upper becoming smaller, linear-lanceolate, acute.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence terminal, capitate, capitula c. 1–1.5 cm. in diam., flowers shortly pedicillate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
- Bracts (2.5)3.5–5 x 0.25–0.5 mm., subulate to narrowly lanceolate, shorter than calyx, minutely ciliate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
- Pedicels 1–1.5 mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx 4.5–7 mm. long, glabrous, shallowly winged on major nerves, wings glabrous to shortly ciliate, lobes 1–1.5(2) mm. long, triangular, acute, minutely ciliate on somewhat thickened margin.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla 11–12 mm. long, minutely pubescent without, tube 5–7 mm. long, upper lip broadly oblong-ovate, slightly emarginate, lower lip trilobed, lobes appearing crenate, few brown clavate hairs on palate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Anterior filaments 3.5(5) mm. long, somewhat gibbous at base, appendage 0.3–0.5 mm. long, blunt, hardly clavate; anthers connivent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule c. 4.5 x 3.5 mm., broadly ovate, persistent base of style present.
[FWTA]
Scrophulariaceae, F. N. Hepper. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2. 1963
- Morphology General Habit
- Stem herbaceous 1-2 ft. high, erect or slightly decumbent at base
- Morphology Roots
- Fibrous roots along the internodes
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves tinged brown or purple beneath
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers rich violet-blue
- Ecology
- In marshes.
Native to:
Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre
Crepidorhopalon schweinfurthii (Oliv.) Eb.Fisch. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Welwitsch [5887], Angola | K001008553 | Yes | |||
Milne-Redhead, E. [3998], Angola | K001008551 | Yes | |||
Gossweiler, J. [1090], Angola | K001008559 | Yes | |||
Faulkner, H.G. [A335], Angola | K001008558 | Yes | |||
Gossweiler, J. [8866], Angola | K001008552 | Yes | |||
Faulkner, H.G. [A209], Angola | K001008556 | Yes | |||
Baum, H. [148], Angola | K001008554 | Yes | |||
Faulkner, H.G. [A335], Angola | K001008557 | Yes | |||
Gossweiler, J. [3939], Angola | K001008555 | Yes | |||
Jan 1, 1951 | Schweinfurth, G. [4009], Sudan | Torenia schweinfurthii | K000405143 | Yes | |
Milne-Redhead, E. [3998 A], Angola | Craterostigma schweinfurthii | 2549.000 | No | ||
Meikle, R.D. [1044], Nigeria | Craterostigma schweinfurthii | 2550.000 | No | ||
Greenway, P.J. [8179], Zambia | Craterostigma schweinfurthii | 3460.000 | No |
First published in Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenwelt 81: 130 (1992)
Accepted by
- Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
- Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
- Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- 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
- Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
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