Lysimachia arvensis (L.) U.Manns & Anderb.
First published in Willdenowia 39: 51 (2009)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Central Asia and Himalaya, N. Africa to Ethiopia and Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as animal food, a poison and a medicine and for food.
Descriptions
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 800–3100 m a.s.l. Naturalised in Colombia. Colombian departments: Bogotá DC, Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Nariño, Santander.
- Habit
- Herb.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, native grassland, artificial - terrestrial.
- Distribution
- Found in Boyacá, Colombia.
Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2014) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 2: Lythraceae to Campanulaceae.
- Morphology General Habit
- Annual, simple or often much branched and diffuse herb
- Morphology Stem
- Stems 4-winged, 5–50 cm long
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves opposite, sessile, ovate, 9–25 × 7–10 mm, subcordate at the base, acute or obtuse, entire, gland-dotted
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
- Pedicels filiform, longer than leaves, erect at anthesis, recurved in fruit
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx lobes 5, 3–4 mm, narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, with minute hairs on margins
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla orange-red to blue, up to 15 mm in diameter, lobes 4–5 mm, ± orbicular
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Filaments
- Filaments bearded
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule ± 5 mm in diameter, circumscissile, many-seeded.
- Ecology
- Common in cultivated fields, irrigated places and gardens, on silty, loamy and sandy/gravelly soils; alt.: 50–180 m.
- Phenology
- March-Apr.
- Distribution
- Found throughout Iraq A widespread and variable species which has been variously treated recognizing subspecies and varieties. In Iraq both the blue flowered (var. arvensis) and orange-red flowered (var. coerulea L.) Gouan) colour forms occur showing no other consistent differences and no differences in range distribution.
The Useful Plants of Boyacá project
- Ecology
- Alt. 800 - 3100 m.
- Morphology General Habit
- Herb.
- Distribution
- Naturalised in Colombia.
- Conservation
- Not Evaluated.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds Protein Content
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15.30% Entire seed/nut. Moisture content not stated (Barclay & Earle, 1974)
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Annual herb; stems ascending, 4-winged, up to 40 cm or more long
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves opposite and decussate or rarely whorled, elliptic, ovate or obovate, 0.4–2.5 x 0.5–1 cm, acute at the apex, subcordate at the base, sessile
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers solitary, axillary; pedicels 1–3 cm long, first erect, elongating and recurved in fruit
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx 4–6 mm long; lobes 5, linear to narrowly lanceolate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla rotate, up to 1 cm or more in diam., blue (mostly in Somalia), red or pink; lobes united at base, fringed with stalked glands
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens with bearded filaments; anthers acute
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule 3–6 mm in diam., many-seeded.
- Distribution
- N1–3 native in the Mediterranean region and western Europe, now widespread in temperate regions of both hemispherestropical highlands.
- Ecology
- Altitude range 830–2060 m.
- Note
- A. arvensis is sometimes subdivided into subsp. arvensis and subsp. foemina (Mill.) Schinz & Thell. If so, the Somali plants are subsp. arvensis.
Primulaceae, P. Taylor. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2. 1963
- Morphology General Habit
- Stems erect or ascending winged
- Note
- A weed of cultivation.
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Naturalizada en Colombia; Alt. 800 - 3100 m.; Andes.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba
- Conservation
- No Evaluada
Primulaceae, P. Taylor. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1958
- Morphology General Habit
- Annual; stems branching near the base and ascending or sometimes simple and erect, quadrangular, strongly 4-winged, 5–50 cm. long.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves opposite (or rarely verticillate), sessile, ovate, acute, subcordate at the base, 5–20 mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers solitary, axillary, pedicellate; pedicels slender, erect at anthesis becoming longer and recurved in fruit.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx-segments 5, acute, about equal in length to the corolla-lobes.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla rotate, up to 15 mm. in diameter; lobes up to as broad as long, apically entire, crenulate or denticulate, fringed with minute stalked glands.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Filaments bearded; anthers acute.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsules about 5 mm. in diameter.
Primulaceae, F. K. Kupicha. Flora Zambesiaca 7:1. 1983
- Morphology General Habit
- Tufted annual herb with ascending, branching stems up to 50 cm. long.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves 6–20 mm. long, opposite and decussate or rarely whorled, sessile, elliptic, ovate or obovate, acute at apex.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers borne in axils of all but lowermost leaves; pedicels at first short and erect, becoming long and recurved in fruit.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx–segments c. 4–5 mm. long, lanceolate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals ± equalling calyx, broadly obovate, connate at the very base, fringed with short–stalked glands, deep blue or red.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens c. j as long as petals, adnate to base of corolla; filaments free, blue or red, bearded; anthers c. 0–6 mm. long, oblong.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule 3–5 mm. in diameter, circumscissile, many–seeded; seeds c, 1·2 mm. long.
Sources
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Iraq
- Flora of Somalia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Flora of West Tropical Africa
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images
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Seed Information Database
- Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. (2019) Seed Information Database (SID). Version 7.1. Available from: http://data.kew.org/sid/ (September 2019)
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
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Useful Plants of Boyacá Project
- ColPlantA database
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World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0