LINDERNIACEAE

Baksh-Comeau, Yasmin S., Maharaj, Shobha S., Adams, Dennis, Harris, Stephen A., Filer, Denis L. & Hawthorne, William D., 2016, An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical ‘ hotspots’, Phytotaxa 250 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

LINDERNIACEAE

Lindernia crustacea (L.) F.Muell., Syst. Census Austral. Pl. 1: 97 (1882) Syn: Capraria crustacea L.; Torenia crustacea (L.) Cham. & Schltdl.; Vandellia crustacea (L.) Benth. Habit: Herb. Habitat: Weed of grassy places and cultivated ground. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: King’s Bay to Charlotteville, sine coll. (TRIN 11392). TRINIDAD: St. Augustine, Freeman s.n. (TRIN 9014), Jermy 2996 (BM); Piarco Savanna, Britton & Britton s.n. (TRIN 10444); Waller Field, Adams 13623 (TRIN), Adams 13965 (TRIN); Chaguanas, sine coll. (TRIN 5127). Global range: Widespread in Central and South America and the Caribbean.

Lindernia diffusa (L.) Wettst., in Engl. & Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzenfam. 4: 73 (1891) Syn: Vandellia diffusa L. Habit : Herb. Habitat: Grassy places and roadsides. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Port of Spain, [Finlay s.n.] (TRIN 2217); St. Anns, sine coll. (TRIN 724); Brasso Road, Adams 13812 (TRIN); Morne Bleu, sine coll. (TRIN 12309); Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Broadway s.n. (BM); Cedros, sine coll. (TRIN 8502). Global range: Widespread in Central and South America and the Caribbean.

Micranthemum umbrosum S.F.Blake, Rhodora 17: 131 (1215) Syn: Anonymos umbrosa Walter ; Globifera umbrosa J.F.Gmel. ; Micranthemum orbiculatum Michx. Habit : Herb. Habitat: Weed of wet shaded places. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: St. Augustine, Adams 14392 (TRIN); Caroni Savanna, sine coll. (TRIN 736). Global range: Widespread in Central and South America and the Caribbean.

Torenia asiatica L., Sp. Pl. 619 (1753) Exotic.

Torenia thouarsii (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 468 (1891) Syn: Nortenia thouarsii Cham. & Schltdl. Exotic.