Primulaceae
Lysimachia

Lysimachia minima (L.) U.Manns & Anderb.

First published in Willdenowia 39: 52 (2009)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Somalia and India, SW. Cameroon, Azores, Temp. & Subtropical America. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a poison.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean, Caribbean. Elevation range: 100–2600 m a.s.l. Naturalised in Colombia. Colombian departments: Cesar, Cundinamarca.
Habit
Herb.
[UPFC]

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]

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
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 100 - 2600 m.; Andes, Llanura del Caribe.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

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

Morphology General Habit
Annual erect herb, slender, 1.5–3(–5) cm tall
Morphology Leaves
Leaves alternate or subopposite, ovate to elliptic, 3–7 x 2–4 mm, acute to acuminate at the apex, subsessile
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers solitary in axils of middle and upper leaves, subsessile
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 2–3 mm long; lobes 4–5, narrowly lanceolate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla c.1 mm long, white or pink; lobes lanceolate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens with anthers almost sessile
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule c. 1.5–2 mm in diam., up to 13-seeded.
Distribution
N2 North Africa, Europe, Asia, America.
Ecology
Altitude range c. 1400 m.
Note
First record for Somalia.
[FSOM]

Primulaceae, P. Taylor. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2. 1963

Morphology General Habit
Minute annual herb to about 2 in.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers white or pink
Ecology
In damp places at high altitudes.
[FWTA]

Uses

Use Poisons
Poisons.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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