Orobanchaceae
Hedbergia

Hedbergia decurva (Hochst. ex Benth.) A.Fleischm. & Heubl

First published in Taxon 61: 1281 (2012)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to E. Uganda and N. Tanzania. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the montane 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]

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

Type
Type: Ethiopia, Begemder, Simien range, Mt Selki [Silke], Schimper 1329 (K!, holo.; BM!, BR, G, GH, HAL, L, M, MO, NY, OXF, P, iso.)
Morphology General Habit
Erect perennial herb or undershrub, up to 50 cm.
Morphology Stem
Stems simple or branched, hirsute or shortly villous, usually glandular
Morphology Leaves
Leaves mostly crowded on the distal part of the stems (the ones below falling soon), erect or patent, ovate to ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, 6–35 mm long, 2–10 mm broad, rounded to ± cordate at base, apex obtuse, margins revolute, crenate with 6–12 small lobes along each side, puberulous to villous, often puberulous on the veins only below, ± glandular
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence spicate with the flowers spreading; bracts somewhat erect or ascending, similar to leaves, glandular-pubescent; pedicels 1–3 mm, glandular-hirsute
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx green, 6–12 mm, unequally 5-lobed to 1/3 (lateral clefts) or 2/3 (median clefts) of its length; lobes ovate, obtuse, entire, glandular-pubescent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla yellow, often shaded with purple, tubular; tube curved, 13–22 mm, glandular-pubescent inside and outside, tube expanding above into 5 lobes; lip of 3 lobes, rounded, deflexed, 5–8 mm, margin entire, dorsally glabrous, sparsely pilose on the inside; galea 4–6 mm, pilose within
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens attached to the top of the corolla tube; filaments 4–5 mm; anther ± 3 mm, at right angles to the filament, distinctly apiculate at apex
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium
Ovary oblong, ± 5 mm; style ± 25 mm, curved distally, puberulous; stigma capitate or clavate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule ovoid, 8–15 mm long, 5–7 mm in diameter, short to long villous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds ± 2 mm long, ± broadly winged.
Ecology
Afroalpine vegetation zone, short grassland, rocky places, stream beds; 3000–3700 m
Conservation
Least Concern (LC); localised but common
Distribution
Range: Ethiopia 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/

  • 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