Primulaceae
Lysimachia

Lysimachia schliebenii (R.Knuth & Mildbr.) U.Manns & Anderb.

First published in Willdenowia 39: 52 (2009)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Tanzania. It is a perennial 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: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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

Morphology General Habit
Perennial; stems unbranched, erect, slender, angular.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves alternate, very numerous; in the lower part of the stem filiform, up to 20 × 0.5 mm., apically gland-tipped; in the upper part about 10 × 1.0 mm., acute.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers 3–10, axillary in the upper (but not the uppermost) part of the stem, forming an apparent short raceme or corymb.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
Pedicels capillary, up to 23 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx-segments 5, narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, about 5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla 5-lobed almost to the base; lobes oblong-ovate, rounded, about 7 mm. long, 3 mm. wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Filaments about 5 mm. long, connate in their lower 2/5 in a tube, pubescent on the outer surface; anthers about 0.6 mm. long, obtuse.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary globose, about 0.6 mm. in diameter; style filiform, about 6 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule not known.
Habitat
Streambanks and marshes
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