Linderniaceae
Lindernia

Lindernia congesta (A.Raynal) Eb.Fisch.

First published in Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenwelt 81: 317 (1992)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Senegal, E. Tanzania. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical 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: confident
[AERP]

Scrophulariaceae, S.A. Ghazanfar, F.N. Hepper & D. Philcox. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2008

Type
Type: Senegal, Kayar, 4 km NE of village, Raynal 7170 (P!, holo. & iso.)
Morphology General Habit
Annual, erect, up to 9 cm tall.
Morphology Stem
Stems simple, becoming sparsely branched, quadrangular, glabrous
Morphology Leaves
Leaves linear, 5–7 mm long, ± 1 mm wide, sessile, apex acute or subacute, margins entire, pale, slightly thickened, glabrous, obscurely 3-veined from base
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers aggregated into compact glomerules up to 5 mm wide, minutely glandular, with up to 5 flowers in each and subtended by 2 leaf-like bracts, lanceolate, 2.5–3.5 mm long, 0.7 mm wide, acute; each flower shortly pedicellate with pedicels ± 0.5 mm long, subtended by 2 bracteoles up to 1.5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 1–2.5 mm long, divided almost to base, glabrous; lobes ± 0.15 mm wide
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla white, 1.5–2 mm long, glabrous; anterior lip 3-lobed; posterior lip suberect
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 2 fertile; anthers ± 0.2 mm long; filament less than 0.1 mm long; staminodes 2, minute, present towards mouth of corolla; style persistent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule subglobose or broadly ovoid, 1–1.5 mm long.
Ecology
Depressions in sand dunes which are frequently inundated with water, usually of low salinity; sea level
Conservation
Least Concern (LC) but in the Flora area only recorded from a single location which is close to a main city
Distribution
Range: Senegal Flora districts: T6
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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