Aizoaceae
Trianthema

Trianthema parvifolium E.Mey. ex Sond.

First published in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 2: 598 (1862)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Angola to S. Africa. It is a semisucculent subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

Aizoaceae, M. L. Gonçalves. Flora Zambesiaca 4. 1978

Morphology General Habit
Prostrate glabrous shining herb; stem usually with unequal internodes and often reddish.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves small, leaf-lamina 2–10 × 1–2 mm., oblong, obovate to subrotund, smooth, ± succulent, petiole c. as long as the lamina, sheath broad.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence with c. 10 contiguous, sessile flowers facing upwards; bracts membranous, broad, obtuse or acuminate-apiculate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth lobes triangular, membranous-edged, with a minute mucro behind the tip, c. 1/2 as long as the smooth tube.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Lid of fruit truncate-conical, with a narrow thickened ring 1/2 way between the edge and the tip.
[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

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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    • 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

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/