biostudies-literatureUnknown13(16)Moore JPVegetative desiccation tolerance has evolved within the genera <i>Craterostigma</i> and <i>Lindernia</i>. A centre of endemism and diversification for these plants appears to occur in ancient tropical montane rainforests of east Africa in Kenya and Tanzania. <i>Lindernia subracemosa</i>, a desiccation-sensitive relative of <i>Craterostigma plantagineum</i>, occurs in these rainforests and experiences adequate rainfall and thus does not require desiccation tolerance. However, sharing this inselberg habitat, another species, <i>Lindernia brevidens</i>, does retain vegetative desiccation tolerance and is also related to the resurrection plant <i>C. plantagineum</i> found in South Africa. Leaf material was collected from all three species at different stages of hydration: fully hydrated (ca. 9Plants (Basel, Switzerland)2235https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11359015biostudies-literatureCell Wall Profiling of the Resurrection Plants <i>Craterostigma plantagineum</i> and <i>Lindernia brevidens</i> and Their Desiccation-Sensitive Relative, <i>Lindernia subracemosa</i>.PMC11359015Gomez LKuhlman BMoore JPHansen JJOrgensen BBartels DfalseCell Wall Profiling of the Resurrection Plants <i>Craterostigma plantagineum</i> and <i>Lindernia brevidens</i> and Their Desiccation-Sensitive Relative, <i>Lindernia subracemosa</i>.Vegetative desiccation tolerance has evolved within the genera <i>Craterostigma</i> and <i>Lindernia</i>. A centre of endemism and diversification for these plants appears to occur in ancient tropical montane rainforests of east Africa in Kenya and Tanzania. <i>Lindernia subracemosa</i>, a desiccation-sensitive relative of <i>Craterostigma plantagineum</i>, occurs in these rainforests and experiences adequate rainfall and thus does not require desiccation tolerance. However, sharing this inselberg habitat, another species, <i>Lindernia brevidens</i>, does retain vegetative desiccation tolerance and is also related to the resurrection plant <i>C. plantagineum</i> found in South Africa. Leaf material was collected from all three species at different stages of hydration: fully hydrated (ca. 92024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Aug2025-04-27T00:49:26.617Z2024-11-11T18:47:39.258ZS-EPMC113590153920467110.3390/plants13162235