Craterostigma plantagineum

Craterostigma plantagineum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Linderniaceae
Genus: Craterostigma
Species: Craterostigma plantagineum

Name

Craterostigma plantagineum Hochst., 1841

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Torenia plantaginea (Hochst.) Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 411 (1846)
• Heterotypic
  • Craterostigma nanum (Benth.) Engl. in Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 357 (1895)
  • Torenia nana Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 412 (1846)
  • Uvedalia nana E.Mey. ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 412 (1846), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, KwaZulu-Natal, Namibia, Northern Provinces Regional: Central Africa Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Chad, Niger, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Peninsular Arabia Saudi Arabia, Yemen Regional: Indian subcontinent India References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hochstetter, C.F.F., 1841. Flora, oder (Allgemeine) Botanische Zeitung. Regensberg, Jena 24:669.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2023. Craterostigma plantagineum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 July. 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Craterostigma plantagineum. Published online. Accessed: July. 24 2023.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Craterostigma plantagineum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 July. 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Craterostigma plantagineum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 July. 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Craterostigma plantagineum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Tapytviooltjie
English: Blue carpet
nd: Umabuyasibonze

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