Global InformationLindernia intrepida information
| Lindernia intrepida | |
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Conservation status
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 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Linderniaceae |
| Genus: | Lindernia Dinter ex Heil |
| Species: | L. intrepida
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| Binomial name | |
| Lindernia intrepida (Dinter ex Heil) Oberm.
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| Synonyms | |
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Chamaegigas intrepidus Dinter ex Heil | |
Lindernia intrepida is a species of aquatic plant that is native to central-west Namibia, growing in semi-arid and savanna regions. It grows in shallow temporary pools on granite inselbergs, surviving regular environmental extremes that include drastic daily changes in temperature and pH, along with extreme fluctuations in wetting and drying. It was previously known as Chamaegigas intrepidus, meaning "intrepid dwarf giant", referring to the tiny plant's ability to thrive even in the desert.[2][3]
- ^ IUCN Status report
- ^ van Slageren, Michiel. "Chamaegigas intrepidus". Kew Plants & Fungi. National Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ Kadereit, Joachim W. (2004), Flowering plants, dicotyledons: Lamiales (except Acanthaceae including Avicenniaceae), vol. 7 of Families and genera of vascular plants, Springer, ISBN 978-3-540-40593-1