Scrophulariaceae
Jamesbrittenia

Jamesbrittenia fodina (Wild) Hilliard

First published in Edinburgh J. Bot. 49: 229 (1992)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Zimbabwe. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical 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: low confidence
[AERP]

Scrophulariaceae, D. Philcox. Flora Zambesiaca 8:2. 1990

Morphology General Habit
Erect, much-branched perennial herb or subshrub up to 1 m. tall; branches erect to spreading, whole plant glandular-pilose to tomentose.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 7–16(22) x 2–7.5 mm., narrowly oblong-elliptic or elliptic, acute to subobtuse, cuneate at base, crenate, bullate above with impressed nervation, nerves prominent beneath, margins revolute, shortly petiolate.
Morphology Leaves Petiole
Petioles c. 1 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence terminally short-racemose.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Bracts c. 5 mm. long, narrow ovate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
Pedicels to c. 0.5 mm. long, obscure.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 5–6.5 mm. long, lobes 0.7–1 mm. wide, narrowly oblong, acute, margins slightly revolute.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla white or cream with yellow or orange throat; tube 12–15 mm. long, minutely glandular-pubescent to subglabrous below, curved above midway, shortly hirsute above; limb 11–14.5 mm. in diam.; lobes 5.5–7 x c. 6 mm., broadly obovate to oblong, truncate to wavy at apex, subequal.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 3–3.5 x c. 1.5 mm., broadly ellipsoid-ovoid, minutely glandular-papillose.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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