Campanulaceae
Lobelia

Lobelia minutula Engl.

First published in Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 47: 50 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon to E. Tropical Africa. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet 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: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Lobeliaceae, Mats Thulin (University of Uppsala). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1984

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, prostrate, mat-forming herb.
Morphology Stem
Stems up to several dm. long, rooting at the nodes, glabrous or pubescent.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves with lamina narrowly ovate to suborbicular or subreniform, 3–7 mm. long, 2–6 mm. wide, rounded to subacute at the apex, truncate to cordate or attenuate at the base, dentate or crenate, glabrous or ± pubescent above only; petiole up to 3 mm. long, glabrous or sparsely pubescent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers scattered in leaf-axils; pedicels 1–10 (–28) mm. long, glabrous or pubescent; bracteoles at the base of the pedicel, linear, minute.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Hypanthium
Hypanthium subglobose to obconical, glabrous or pubescent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx-lobes 1–2(–4.5) mm. long, entire, glabrous or ciliate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla 4–7 (–10) mm. long, blue with 2 whitish bumps in the mouth of the tube, split on the back to 0.5–1 mm. from the base, glabrous or pubescent outside, pubescent inside at the bottom of the tube.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Filaments
Filaments connate above, ± pubescent, attached to the corolla-tube at the base.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Anthers
Anther-tube 0.8–1.2 (–1.4) mm. long, glabrous or hairy on the back; 2 lower anthers each with a tuft of hairs and a hyaline appendage at the apex.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary subinferior.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule glabrous or pubescent, with 2 valves 0.5–1.5 mm. long; inferior part of capsule 2–3.5 mm. long, usually subglobose.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds elliptic in outline, somewhat compressed, 0.5–0.6 mm. long, finely striate, brown.
Habitat
Upland grassland and moor, forest margins, usually on moist ground; 2125–3350 m.
Distribution
K3 K4 K6 T2 T7 U2
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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

  • 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

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