''Craterostigma'' is a genus of shrub-like
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the family
Linderniaceae
Linderniaceae is a family (biology), family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales, which consists of about 25 genus, genera and 265 species occurring worldwide. It is commonly known as the false-pimpernel family. ''Vandellia micrantha'' is ea ...
, found in Africa, Madagascar, (island of)
Socotra
Socotra, locally known as Saqatri, is a Yemeni island in the Indian Ocean. Situated between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea, it lies near major shipping routes. Socotra is the largest of the six islands in the Socotra archipelago as ...
, the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian Subcontinent, Sri Lanka, China, Southeast Asia and Java. The best studied species is the resurrection plant ''Craterostigma plantagineum'', known for its unique drought tolerance.
The word 'craterostigma' comes from two
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
words, ''krateros'' meaning cup-shaped and ''
stigma'', part of the female reproductive part of a flower.
[Gwithie Kirby ]
Species
Currently accepted species include:
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Craterostigma abyssinicum''
(Engl.) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
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Craterostigma alatum''
Hepper
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Craterostigma angolense''
(Skan) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
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Craterostigma engleri''
Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
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Craterostigma gossweileri''
(S.Moore) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
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Craterostigma hirsutum''
S.Moore
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Craterostigma kigomense''
(Eb.Fisch.) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
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Craterostigma lanceolatum''
(Engl.) Skan
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Craterostigma lindernioides''
E.A.Bruce
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Craterostigma loitense''
I.Darbysh. & Eb.Fisch.
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Craterostigma longicarpum''
Hepper
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Craterostigma newtonii''
(Engl.) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
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Craterostigma niamniamense''
(Eb.Fisch. & Hepper) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
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Craterostigma nummulariifolium''
(D.Don) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
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Craterostigma plantagineum
''Craterostigma plantagineum'', is a resurrection plant species in the genus '' Craterostigma''. It is a dwarf growing plant and can be found (in ideal conditions) to make a 'carpet' across the ground, with blooms in shades of blue and purple. It ...
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Hochst.
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Craterostigma pumilum''
Hochst.
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Craterostigma purpureum''
Lebrun & L.Touss.
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Craterostigma pusillum''
(Engl.) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
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Craterostigma sessiliflorum''
(Benth.) Y.S.Liang & J.C.Wang
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Craterostigma smithii''
S.Moore
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Craterostigma stuhlmannii''
(Engl.) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
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Craterostigma sudanicum''
(Eb.Fisch. & Hepper) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
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Craterostigma syncerus''
(Seine, Eb.Fisch. & Barthlott) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
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Craterostigma tanzanicum''
Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
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Craterostigma wilmsii''
Engl.
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Craterostigma yaundense''
(S.Moore) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
References
Other sources
* Fischer, E. et al. 2013. The phylogeny of Linderniaceae - The new genus Linderniella, and new combinations within Bonnaya, Craterostigma, Lindernia, Micranthemum, Torenia and Vandellia. (Willdenowia) 43:221-223.
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5198762
Linderniaceae
Lamiales genera
Taxa named by Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter