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, found in Africa, Madagascar, (island of)

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, 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

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words, ''krateros'' meaning cup-shaped and '' stigma'', part of the female reproductive part of a flower.Gwithie Kirby

Species

Currently accepted species include: *'' Craterostigma abyssinicum'' (Engl.) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll. *'' Craterostigma alatum'' Hepper *'' Craterostigma angolense'' (Skan) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll. *'' Craterostigma engleri'' Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll. *'' Craterostigma gossweileri'' (S.Moore) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll. *'' Craterostigma hirsutum'' S.Moore *'' Craterostigma kigomense'' (Eb.Fisch.) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll. *'' Craterostigma lanceolatum'' (Engl.) Skan *'' Craterostigma lindernioides'' E.A.Bruce *'' Craterostigma loitense'' I.Darbysh. & Eb.Fisch. *'' Craterostigma longicarpum'' Hepper *'' Craterostigma newtonii'' (Engl.) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll. *'' Craterostigma niamniamense'' (Eb.Fisch. & Hepper) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll. *'' Craterostigma nummulariifolium'' (D.Don) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll. *'' Craterostigma plantagineum'' Hochst. *'' Craterostigma pumilum'' Hochst. *'' Craterostigma purpureum'' Lebrun & L.Touss. *'' Craterostigma pusillum'' (Engl.) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll. *'' Craterostigma sessiliflorum'' (Benth.) Y.S.Liang & J.C.Wang *'' Craterostigma smithii'' S.Moore *'' Craterostigma stuhlmannii'' (Engl.) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll. *'' Craterostigma sudanicum'' (Eb.Fisch. & Hepper) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll. *'' Craterostigma syncerus'' (Seine, Eb.Fisch. & Barthlott) Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll. *'' Craterostigma tanzanicum'' Eb.Fisch., Schäferh. & Kai Müll. *'' Craterostigma wilmsii'' Engl. *'' 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