Primulaceae
Lysimachia

Lysimachia barbata (P.Taylor) U.Manns & Anderb.

First published in Willdenowia 39: 51 (2009)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. 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: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Primulaceae, F. K. Kupicha. Flora Zambesiaca 7:1. 1983

Morphology General Habit
Erect or ascending annual herb 4–20 cm. tall.
Morphology Stem
Stems reddish, simple or branched.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 3–9 mm. long, alternate or subopposite, lanceolate to ovate, sessile.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers borne at most nodes or the upper ones, on pedicels 3–5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx–lobes 1·5–2·5 mm. long, ovate–acuminate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla white or pale pink, slightly exceeding calyx, the lobes oblong–elliptic, acute or minutely 3–toothed at apex.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 3/4–5/6 as long as petals, adnate to the corolla for 1/8–1/6 their length; filaments shortly connate at the base, free parts slender, bearded; lower part of the corolla–tube with conspicuous red granules; anthers c. 0·25 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit c. 2 mm. in diameter, many–seeded, circumscissile.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 0·2–0·3 mm. long.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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