- Genus:
- Crepidorhopalon Eb.Fisch.
Crepidorhopalon tenuifolius (Philcox) Eb.Fisch.

[FTEA]
Scrophulariaceae, S.A. Ghazanfar, F.N. Hepper & D. Philcox. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2008
- Type
- Type: Zambia, Chilongowelo, Richards 1690 (K!, holo.)
- Morphology General Habit
- Erect annual herb, up to 40 cm high.
- Morphology Stem
- Stems simple or usually branched in upper part, quadrangular, glabrous
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves linear, 10–30 mm long, 0.5–1 mm wide, sessile, apex acute, margins entire or with one or two minute teeth, glabrous or with a few hairs at the base, 1-veined
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers terminating each branch, in the axils of bract-like reduced leaves appearing capitate, pedicellate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
- Bracts linear to lanceolate, up to 3 mm long, glabrous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx 3.5–4 mm long, minutely glandular, lobes 2–3 mm, narrowly lanceolate, longer than the calyx-tube, 1-veined, scabrid-cilate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla blue, 4–5 mm long, lower lip 3-lobed, whitish with hairs on the palate, upper lip blue to mauve
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Filaments
- Anterior filaments with appendage at base
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule subrotund, compressed, 3–4 mm in diameter.
- Ecology
- Seasonally inundated grassland, with Kotschya bullockii, Protea and Combretum, on grey sandy-peaty soil; ± 1670 m
- Conservation
- Least Concern (LC), common in Zambia, but in the Flora area known from a single gathering; possibly undercollected
- Distribution
- Range: Zambia Flora districts: T4
[FZ]
Scrophulariaceae, D. Philcox. Flora Zambesiaca 8:2. 1990
- Morphology General Habit
- Erect, very slender annual herb, 8–35 cm. tall; stems quadrangular, simple or branched, glabrous.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves opposite, 4–11(35) x 0.15–1(1.4) mm., narrowly linear, acute, entire or rarely with few minute teeth, glabrous with few minute hairs at point of insertion at stem.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers terminal in axils of bract-like, reduced leaves, appearing capitate, pedicellate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
- Bracts 1.5–3 mm. long, up to c. 0.5 mm. wide, linear to linear-lanceolate, glabrous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
- Pedicels c. 1.5 mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx 3.5–4(5) mm. long, weakly nerved with major nerves only slightly prominent, subglabrous to minutely stipitate-glandular; lobes (2)2.25–3 mm. long, narrowly lanceolate, much longer than tube, sinus between lobes very broad, rounded, especially in fruit.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla blue or mauve, 4–5(13) mm. long, upper lip rounded, entire; lower lip trilobed, lobes subcircular, few pale brown, clavate hairs on palate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Filaments
- Anterior filaments to 4.5 mm. long with appendage at base 0.5–0.65 mm. long, clavate with papillose head c. 0.25 mm. in diam.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule c. 4 x 3.5 mm., compressed subglobular.
Native to:
Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre
Crepidorhopalon tenuifolius (Philcox) Eb.Fisch. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 1988 | Richards, H.M. [1690], Zambia | Torenia tenuifolia | K000405136 | holotype | Yes |
Bidgood, S. [5790], Tanzania | Torenia tenuifolia | K000468635 | No |
First published in Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenwelt 81: 141 (1992)
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
- Ghazanfar, S.A., Hepper, F.N. & Philcox, D. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Scrophulariaceae: 1-211.
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Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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