Craterostigma
Craterostigma is a genus of shrub-like flowering plants in the family Linderniaceae, found in Africa, Madagascar, Socotra, 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 words, krateros meaning cup-shaped and stigma, part of the female reproductive part of a flower.Species
Currently accepted species include:
- Craterostigma abyssinicum Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
- Craterostigma alatum Hepper
- Craterostigma angolense Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
- Craterostigma engleri Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
- Craterostigma gossweileri Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
- Craterostigma hirsutum S.Moore
- Craterostigma kigomense Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
- Craterostigma lanceolatum Skan
- Craterostigma lindernioides E.A.Bruce
- Craterostigma loitense I.Darbysh. & Eb.Fisch.
- Craterostigma longicarpum Hepper
- Craterostigma newtonii Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
- Craterostigma niamniamense Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
- Craterostigma nummulariifolium Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
- Craterostigma plantagineum Hochst.
- Craterostigma pumilum Hochst.
- Craterostigma purpureum Lebrun & L.Touss.
- Craterostigma pusillum Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
- Craterostigma sessiliflorum Y.S.Liang & J.C.Wang
- Craterostigma smithii S.Moore
- Craterostigma stuhlmannii Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
- Craterostigma sudanicum Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
- Craterostigma syncerus Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
- Craterostigma tanzanicum Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
- Craterostigma wilmsii Engl.
- Craterostigma yaundense Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll.
