Cryptolepis stefianinii Chiov.

First published in Fl. Somala 1: 218 (1929)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Somalia. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Shrub, up to 1.5 m tall; stems erect to spreading, scaberulous
Morphology Leaves
Leaves with 1–5 mm long scaberulous petiole; blade oblanceolate, 30–50 x 4–7 mm, succulent, glabrous to papillose, glandular, apex acute to acuminate, mucronate, base cuneate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences terminal and axillary, 4–12-flowered, scaberulous; peduncles 1–5 mm long; pedicels 1–2 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals ovate, 1.2–1.5 x 0.8–1 mm, glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla glabrous; tube 2–3 mm long, campanulate; lobes lanceolate to broadly ovate, 2–2.5 x 1.5–1.7 mm, greenish to yellow tinged red, with rounded tip
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corona
Corona-lobes from middle of corolla-tube, exserted from mouth of corolla, cylindrical with broader base, 1–1.5 mm long, reddish, with obtuse to obliquely 2-fid tip
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens c. 1.5 mm long; anthers narrowly triangular, c. 1 mm long, apiculate, pilose
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Follicles paired, narrowly divergent, cylindrical-ovoid, 30–50 x 3 mm, greyish brown
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds narrowly ovate, c. 3 x 1 mm, brown, warty; hairs c. 15 mm long, whitish.
Distribution
N2, 3 not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude range 600–800 m.
Vernacular
Rim-rimee (Somali).
[FSOM]

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]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • 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