Lophiocarpaceae
Lophiocarpus

Lophiocarpus tenuissimus Hook.f.

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 15: 50 (1884)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Zambia to S. Africa. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland 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]

Phytolaccaceae, B. L. Stannard. Flora Zambesiaca 9:1. 1988

Morphology General Habit
Herbs, slightly woody towards base, 10–40 cm. tall, branching, stems glabrous or pubescent towards base.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves sessile, single or more usually in fascicles, 8–40 × 0.5×0.7 mm., subsucculent filiform, glabrous (rarely papillate).
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence usually terminal, up to c. 20 cm. long; rhachis glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers yellowish-green to white, clustered in threes, glabrous, central flower subtended by a glabrous, ovate to cuspidate bract c. 0.8–1 × 0.5–0.6 mm., sometimes 3-lobed with larger triangular central lobe; lateral flowers each subtended by a glabrous, ovate, faintly lobed bract 0.7–0.8 × 0.3–0.4 mm. and usually 2 glabrous, ovate bracteoles 0.5–0.6 × 0.25–0.3 mm.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 1–1.2 × 0.3–0.7 mm., lanceolate to ovate, rounded or acute at apex, one sepal sometimes larger than others.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens: filaments c. 0.7–1.5 mm. long; anthers 0.3–0.4 mm. long, elliptic.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary 0.4–0.6 × 0.2–0.5 mm., glabrous; stigmas 0.15–0.5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit 1–1.2 mm. in diam., muricate or warty.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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