Primulaceae
Ardisiandra

Ardisiandra primuloides R.Knuth

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 316 (1915)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Tanzania to Malawi. It is a 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]

Primulaceae, P. Taylor. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1958

Morphology General Habit
Stem slender, 1–1.5 mm. thick, up to 10 cm. long (rarely up to 20 cm.), with numerous persistent leaf-bases.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 3–7; petiole slender, 12–50 mm. long, densely pubescent; lamina ovate or oblong-ovate, up to 45 × 30 mm., sparsely pubescent on both surfaces, acute, basally cordate, coarsely double-dentate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes long-pedunculate, 2–10-flowered; axes up to 10 mm.; peduncles up to 8 cm. long, pubescent; pedicels filiform, pubescent, up to 18 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Bracts about 3 mm. long, lanceolate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx-segments ovate, hastate or cordate, acute, ciliate, about 2 mm. long at anthesis, somewhat accrescent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla pink or mauve, glabrous, up to 9 mm. long; lobes 2–3 mm. long, obtuse or emarginate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Filaments about 0.4 mm. long; anthers about 1.5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule globose, about 2 mm. in diameter.
Habitat
Rocky, shady places ;1000–2250 m.
Distribution
not known elsewhere T7
[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

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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