Linderniaceae

Craterostigma pumilum Hochst.

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): TM, TS, FS, MG

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Cwa, Aw, Cfb, Cfa

Distribution across environmental gradients (?):

Elevation

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BIO1 (annual mean temperature)

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BIO4 (temperature seasonality)

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BIO12 (annual precipitation)

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BIO15 (precipitation seasonality)

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Conservation

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025-2 (?): Not assessed

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1 (?): Not threatened

Data collection gaps

Botanical countries lacking appropriate occurrence records (?): Botswana, Eritrea, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

References

Dzobo, K. 2005. Characterization of polyphenols in leaves of four desiccation tolerant plant families. University of Cape Town.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:801739-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.5hhk74

Source IUCN conservation status: x