Re-instatement of Craterostigma nanum (Linderniaceae) from the Pondoland Centre of Floristic Endemism and key to the South African species

KATHARINE W. GRIEVE; STOFFEL P. BESTER

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.592.2.7

Issue: Vol. 592 No. 2: 18 April 2023

Type: Article

Published: 2023-04-18

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.592.2.7

Page range: 135-143

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**Re-instatement of Craterostigma nanum (Linderniaceae) from the Pondoland Centre of Floristic Endemism and key to the South African species**

KATHARINE W. GRIEVE⁺⁻
STOFFEL P. BESTER⁺⁻

Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Private Bag X101, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.

National Herbarium, Pretoria, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Private Bag X101, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Unit for Environmental Science and Management, North-West University, Private Bag X60001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa.

endemic Flora of southern Africa region (FSA) Msikaba Sandstone Formation resurrection plant Eudicots

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Abstract

There are currently only two species of Craterostigma recognised for South Africa, C. plantagineum and C. wilmsii. The present paper deals with the Craterostigma plants from the Pondoland Centre of Floristic Endemism along the eastern coast of South Africa. It is presently a synonym of C. plantagineum, an inland species of high elevations. However there are differences between C. plantagineum and the Pondoland plants, and a case is made for the re-instatement of C. nanum for the latter. An expanded description is provided, along with a proposed conservation assessment, and key to the species in South Africa.

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