Plantaginaceae

Campylanthus Roth

First published in Nov. Pl. Sp.: 4 (1821)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Macaronesia, NE. Tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan.

Descriptions

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

Morphology General Habit
Shrubs, subshrubs or woody-based perennial herbs
Morphology Stem
Stems sometimes with spine-tipped branches, almost glabrous to pilose or hirsute
Morphology Leaves
Leaves alternate, sessile to subsessile, subulate to distinctly flattened, often succulent, entire
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowers pedicellate or subsessile in terminal few- to many-flowered racemes; bracts usually leaf-like; bracteoles 2, inserted at base of pedicel
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 5-partite with ± equal lobes
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla salver- or funnel-shaped; lobes 5, subequal; tube cylindrical with two geniculations
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 2, inserted in the corolla tube at the upper geniculation; anther thecae fully confluent with a slight constriction in the middle, longitudinally dehiscent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary ovoid; style filiform, glabrous; stigma capitate, oblique
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule laterally compressed, orbicular to ovate in outline, septicidally dehiscent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds numerous, disk-shaped, with a scarious wing around the margin, sometimes restricted to the funicular region only.
Distribution
Genus of 18 species, two in Macaronesia, one in Pakistan, the rest in north-east Africa and Arabia.
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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