Primulaceae
Lysimachia

Lysimachia serpens (Hochst. ex Duby) U.Manns & Anderb.

First published in Willdenowia 39: 53 (2009)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to E. Zimbabwe. 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: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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

Morphology General Habit
Perennial (or ? annual); stems prostrate, closely adpressed to the ground and rooting at the nodes, simple or slightly branched, rather fleshy, pink, up to 40 cm. long.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves numerous, rather fleshy, spreading or suberect, opposite or alternate, usually ± obovate but varying from narrowly oblanceolate to suborbicular, acute or obtuse, cuneate into a short petiole; lamina 4–17 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers usually rather few, solitary, axillary, pedicellate; pedicels erect, rather fleshy, often recurved in fruit, variable in length, up to 25 mm.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx-segments 5, lanceolate, acute, 2–7 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla pink, campanulate, 3–15 mm. long, deeply 5-lobed; lobes obovate, rounded.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Filaments glabrous, filiform, sometimes somewhat dilated in the lower half, usually about 1/2 length of corolla; anthers obtuse.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule globose, 2–5 mm. in diameter.
[FTEA]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13579011/13598370

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • 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