Craterostigma purpureum Lebrun & L.Touss.

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Synonyms: Lindernia purpurea (Lebrun & L.Touss.) Germ.
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Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
DR Congo
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Habitat: In herbaceous savanna.
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Worldwide distribution: Eastern DR Congo and western Burundi.
Growth form(s): Perennial.
Endemic status: Near Endemic
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Literature:

Fischer, E. (1999). Scrophulariaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Congo-Kinshasa, Rwanda & Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles Pages 80 - 83. (Includes a picture).

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 153.


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Flora of the DRC: Craterostigma purpureum

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Craterostigma purpureum
African Plant Database: Craterostigma purpureum
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Craterostigma purpureum
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The Burundi flora team (2026). Flora of Burundi: Species information: Craterostigma purpureum.
https://www.burundiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=246680, retrieved 15 June 2026

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