Annual herb to 30 cm high; stems shortly hispid. Leaves linear-oblanceolate, 12–60 x 1.2–9 mm, attenuate at the base, acute to subacute at the apex. Cymes dense, sessile, 1–7-flowered. Hypanthium urceolate, constricted at the apex, c. 1.5 mm long, densely papillate-pubescent; sepals ovate-triangular, 0.7–0.8 mm long, sinus-horns minute. Petals absent: Stamens 4(–5). Style 0.2–0.3 mm long. Capsule subglobose to ellipsoid, 2–3 mm long, c. 2 mm wide, enclosed in the hypanthium. Seeds c. 0.35 mm long.
Range
S3
Altitude range
c. 75 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Gillett & al. 25216 (EA).
Distribution (external)
Sudan
E Kenya
Notes
The single collection seen from Somalia was collected close to the Kenyan border at 0°41’S, 41°00’E.
