Dorstenia barnimiana
| Dorstenia barnimiana | |
|---|---|
| At Ragati near Nanyuki, Kenya | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Dorstenia |
| Species: | D. barnimiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Dorstenia barnimiana Schweinf.
| |
Dorstenia barnimiana is a very small tuberous succulent native widely across tropical Africa from Cameroon east to Zambia, and also in the southern Arabian Peninsula in Yemen.[1]
The variety D. b. var. tropaeolifolia, found across most of the species' area,[2] is the smallest known member of the family Moraceae. It has a single peltate leaf 3 cm (1.2 in) diameter springing from a tiny tuber 16 mm thick, with the leaf's petiole being 4 cm (1.6 in) height.[3] As with other Dorstenia species, the tiny flowers coat the upper surface of a disk-like inflorescence.
References
- ^ "Dorstenia barnimiana Schweinf". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Dorstenia barnimiana var. tropaeolifolia (Schweinf.) Rendle". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ Andrews, F.W. (1952). The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan - Volume Two. Arbroath, Scotland: T. Buncle & Co. Ltd. p. 260.