Linderniaceae

Craterostigma purpureum Lebrun & L.Touss.

Also mentioned in the literature as Lindernia purpurea. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Burundi, DR Congo

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): TS

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Aw

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 (?): Threatened

Data collection gaps

Botanical countries lacking appropriate occurrence records (?): Burundi

References

Marks, RA, Farrant, JM, McLetchie, DN & VanBuren, R. 2021. Unexplored dimensions of variability in vegetative desiccation tolerance. American Journal of Botany. 108(2):1–13. doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1588.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:801740-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.93cpxk

Source IUCN conservation status: x