Passifloraceae
Basananthe

Basananthe baumii (Harms) J.J.de Wilde

First published in Blumea 21: 350 (1973)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Angola to N. Zambia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Passifloraceae, R. and A. Fernandes. Flora Zambesiaca 4. 1978

Morphology General Habit
Perennial producing 1 or a few prostrate shoots up to 10 cm. long from a woody rootstock.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 3–12(19) × 1·5–6(13) cm., simple, oblong to broadly ovate or obovate or subcircular, obtuse to acute at the apex, entire-margined, acute at the base, stiffly coriaceous, glabrous on the upper surface, densely white-papillate or shortly hairy along the veins beneath; midrib impressed above, prominent (and sometimes hairy especially at base) on the lower surface; lateral nerves and vein-reticulation also prominent.
Morphology Leaves Stipules
False stipules absent. Stipules 3–8 mm. long, linear, sometimes ± spathulate or dissected.
Morphology General Tendrils
Tendrils absent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Cymes 1–5-flowered, sessile or with peduncle up to 1·5 cm. long, the flowers greenish-white, glabrous or sparsely papillate or hairy, with stipe 7–13(15) mm. long; bracteoles 2–5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Hypanthium
Hypanthium 1–2 × 2–3 mm., cup-shaped.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 5·5–9 mm. long, ± obtuse.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 5–8·5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corona
Inner corona 1–2 mm. high, cup-shaped. Outer corona with tube 1–1·75 mm. high and threads (1·5)2–3·5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 5–6, with filaments 2·5–4 mm. long and anthers 1–1·5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary c. 1 mm. long; styles 3–4, (2)3–6 mm. long, free.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 1–1·5 cm. long, purplish-green, oblong-globose or ellipsoid, 2–3-seeded.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 6–7 mm. long, subreniform.
[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]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • 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