Plantaginaceae
Limosella

Limosella macrantha R.E.Fr.

First published in Acta Horti Berg. 8: 48 (1925)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Ethiopia to Rwanda and N. Tanzania, Yemen. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Descriptions

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13582420/13598419

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

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]

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

Type
Type: Kenya, Aberdare Mts, R.E. & T.C.E. Fries 2691 (UPS, holo.; K!, iso.)
Morphology General Habit
Herb with fibrous roots and stolons, sometimes mat-forming
Morphology Leaves
Leaves basal, linearsubulate, terete, 2–5 cm long, ± 1 mm wide, sheathing at base, obtuse at apex
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers axillary, numerous among leaves; pedicels 5–15 mm long, ± reflexed in fruit
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 2.5–4.5 mm long; lobes ± 1.5 mm, triangular
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla white or pale blue, 5–8 mm long, lobes equal, oblong, rounded at apex, sparsely pilose inside
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens with slender filaments; style filiform, equalling corolla tube; stigma papillose-capitate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule ovoid, obtuse, shorter than calyx.
Ecology
Edges of lakes, pools, moist depressions, in the upper forest zone and afro-alpine belt; 2500–4500 m
Conservation
Least Concern (LC); only a few flowering specimens from Flora area; possibly overlooked and undercollected
Distribution
Range: Ethiopia, Yemen Flora districts: U3 K3 K4 T2
[FTEA]

Uses

Use
None recorded on specimens from our area.
[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/

  • 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