Craterostigma lanceolatum (Engl.) Skan

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Craterostigma lanceolatum

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Mt Rukotso, Nyanga

Craterostigma lanceolatum

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Trout Research Centre, Lake Gulliver, Nyanga National Park

Craterostigma lanceolatum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mt Chinaka, Juliasdale

Craterostigma lanceolatum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mt Chinaka, Juliasdale

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Synonyms: Craterostigma nanum var. lanceolatum
Common names:
Frequency: Locally frequent
Status: Native
Description:
Small perennial herb, usually less than 15 cm tall. Leaves erect, in a basal rosette, lanceolate, sometimes hairless above and pubescent on the veins beneath but regularly pubescent all over; 3-5 veins prominent beneath. Inflorescence up to 12 cm tall, racemose. Flowers white with purple markings or mauve, purple or pink, 2-lipped; lower lip 3-lobed; lobes obtuse.
Notes: - Key and description in FZ 8-2 (Philcox, 1990) state that the leaves in this species are hairless except for pubescence on the veins beneath. Several of our own records, however, as well as many herbarium specimens show leaves being pubescent all over. This is also the case in the description and drawings in Fischer's revision of Linderniae (1992).
- Flower colour is said to be mostly white with purple markings but different colour forms, such as mauve or pink are not uncommon and sometimes found growing together.
Derivation of specific name: lanceolatum: lanceolate, referring to the leaves
Habitat: In seasonally wet, shallow soil overlying rock.
Altitude range: (metres) 1560 - 2380 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: DRC, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and probably Mozambique.
Zimbabwe distribution: C,E
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Images last updated: Wednesday 26 February 2014
Literature:

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 17.

Hepper, F.N. (1990). Craterostigma Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Page 54.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 77. Under Scrophulariaceae

Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Page 54.

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 95.


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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Craterostigma lanceolatum.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=151350, retrieved 28 March 2024

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