Primulaceae
Lysimachia

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

First published in Willdenowia 39: 52 (2009)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Zimbabwe to W. Mozambique. 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, F. K. Kupicha. Flora Zambesiaca 7:1. 1983

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 2·5–3·5 mm. long, lobes narrowly lanceolate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla pink; lobes 5–7 mm. long, elliptic.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 2·5–3·5 as long as petals, shortly adnate to corolla; filaments connate into a tube of very variable length, hairy at the base.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule c. 3 mm. in diameter, spherical, many–seeded, circumscissile.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 0–9–1 mm. long.
Morphology General Habit
Creeping perennial herb.
Morphology Stem
Stems prostrate, rooting at the nodes, sparingly branched.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 4–8 mm. long, alternate, narrowly to broadly obovate, subsessile to shortly petiolate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers lateral, on pedicels 4–25 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

  • 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