Hartliella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linderniaceae.[1]
Its native range is southern Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]
Perennial plants with large sub-terraneous woody rhizomes growing on heavy metal soils. Leaves are largely ovoid, leathery and have a somewhat shining appearance. The lower lip of corolla (petals of the flower) is lacking yellow club-shaped hairs with pluricellular (many cells) base. The filament (stalk) of abaxial (facing away) stamens only weakly curved with a small basal knee-like append-age present or absent.[2]
The genus name of Hartliella is in honour of Dimitri Hartl (1926–2015), a German botanist, professor at the University of Mainz and worked on Scrophulariaceae family.[3] It was first described and published in Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenwelt Vol.81 on page 204 in 1992.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
Hartliella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linderniaceae.
Its native range is southern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Hartliella é um género de plantas com flores pertencentes à família Linderniaceae.[1]
A sua distribuição nativa é o sul do Congo.[1]
Espécies:[1]
Hartliella é um género de plantas com flores pertencentes à família Linderniaceae.
A sua distribuição nativa é o sul do Congo.
Espécies:
Hartliella bampsii (Eb.Fisch.) Eb.Fisch. Hartliella capitata (Eb.Fisch.) Eb.Fisch. Hartliella cupricola Eb.Fisch. Hartliella suffruticosa (Lisowski & Mielcarek) Eb.Fisch.
