Plantaginaceae
Limnophila

Limnophila barteri Skan

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(2): 317 (1906)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to S. Tanzania and Zambia. It is an annual or helophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Scrophulariaceae, S.A. Ghazanfar, F.N. Hepper & D. Philcox. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2008

Type
Lectotype: Nigeria, without further locality, Barter 751 (K!, chosen by Philcox in K.B. (1970))
Morphology General Habit
Semi-aquatic annual; aerial stems up to 40 cm tall, sparsely branched, densely short, white, patent hirsute above to glabrescent below; submerged stems up to 20 cm long, sparsely branched, glabrous, usually sterile
Morphology Leaves
Leaves on aerial stem verticillate near base to opposite above, ovate-elliptic, 10–18 mm long, 6–9 mm long, sessile, subamplexicaul, margins crenate-serrate, shortly hirsute, densely and minutely punctate, 3–7 parallel-veined; submerged leaves capillary-pinnatifid, up to 18 mm long, glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers either sessile in axils of leaf-like bracts or in slender, distantly flowered spikes; bracteoles 2, ± 2 mm long, linear, subacute, densely pilose
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 2.5–3 mm long, densely pilose with round yellowish glands, not striate at maturity; lobes ± 1.25 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, divergent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla tube pale-pink to white, limb white 3–4 mm long, totally glabrous; abaxial lip 3-lobed, lobes entire; adaxial lip erect, entire
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens with posterior filaments ± 0.4 mm long, anterior 1 mm long, glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule broadly ovoid, ± 2 mm long, pale brown.
Ecology
Riversides and bogs in wet grasslands, surrounding rice fields; 750–1000 m
Conservation
Least Concern (LC), but known from a single gathering in Tanzania
Distribution
Range: Senegal, Mali, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic and Zambia Flora districts: T8
[FTEA]

Scrophulariaceae, F. N. Hepper. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2. 1963

Morphology General Habit
Erect or semi-aquatic herb 1-2 ft. high
Morphology General Indumentum
Viscid hairs
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flower white.
[FWTA]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136663957/136663961

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Scrophulariaceae, D. Philcox. Flora Zambesiaca 8:2. 1990

Morphology General Habit
Semi-aquatic annual.
Morphology Stem
Stems: aerial stem to 40 cm. long, sparsely branched, densely short, white, patent hirsute above to glabrescent below; submerged stem up to 20 cm. long, sparsely branched, glabrous, usually sterile.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves on aerial stem verticillate near base to opposite above, 10–18 mm. long, 6–9 mm., ovate-elliptic, sessile, somewhat amplexicaul, crenate-serrate, shortly hirsute, densely, minutely punctate, with 3–7 parallel nerves; submerged leaves up to 18 mm. long, capillary-pinnatifid, glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers either sessile in axils of leaf-like bracts or in slender, distantly flowered spikes; bracteoles two, about 2 mm. long, linear, sub-acute, densely pilose.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 2.5–3 mm. long, densely pilose and with round yellowish glands, not striate at maturity; lobes about 1.25 mm. long, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, divergent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla 3–4 mm. long, tube pale pink to white, limb white; totally glabrous; abaxial lip trilobed, lobes entire, adaxial lip erect, entire.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens with posterior filaments about 0.4 mm. long, anterior 1 mm. long, glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule about 2 mm. long, broadly ovoid, pale brown.
[FZ]

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]

Uses

Use
None recorded on specimens from our area
[FTEA]

Sources

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • 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/
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