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Carphalea glaucescens

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Identification
Isotype of Carphalea glaucescens (Hiern) Verdc. [family RUBIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Dirichletia obovata
  • Dirichletia giumbensis
  • Dirichletia glaucescens
  • Dirichletia asperula
  • Dirichletia paolii
  • Carphalea glaucescens
  • Carphalea unrecorded
  • Dirichletia aspera
  • Dirichletia unrecorded
  • Carphalea somaliensis
  • `angustifolia

Flora

Entry for CARPHALEA glaucescens (Hiern) Verdc. [family RUBIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by D. Bridson & M. Thulin (Pavetta), J. Degreef & D. Bridson (Coptosperma), and M. Thulin (Agathisanthemum, Canthium, Carphalea, Catunaregam, Coffea, Conostomium, Diodia, Feretia, Galium, Gardenia, Heinsia, Kohautia, Lamprothamnus, Meyna, Oldenlandia, Oxyanthus, Pachystigma, Paederia, Pentanisia, Pentanopsis, Pentas, Pentodon, Plocama, Polysphaeria, Psychotria, Psydrax, Pyrostria, Rothmannia, Rubia, Rytigynia, Spermacoce, Tennantia, Tricalysia, Valantia, Vangueria, Wendlandia) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
CARPHALEA glaucescens (Hiern) Verdc. [family RUBIACEAE], (1974);. type: S3, “Tola R.”, Kirk s.n. (K holo.). Fig. 35.
Dirichletia glaucescens Hiern [family RUBIACEAE], (1877);. type: S3, “Tola R.”, Kirk s.n. (K holo.). Fig. 35.
Dirichletia borziana Mattei [family RUBIACEAE], (1908);. type: S3, “Torda”, Macaluso 10 (PAL holo.).
Dirichletia giumbensis Chiov. [family RUBIACEAE], (1916);. type: S3, “Giumbo”, Paoli 165 & S1, “Audinle”, Paoli 970 (both FT syn.).
Dirichletia paolii Chiov. [family RUBIACEAE], (1916);. type: S2, between “Magdesce” and “Giabadgeh”, Paoli 1321 (FT holo.).
Information
Shrub up to 3 m tall; young stems pubescent. Leaves often crowded on short shoots, elliptic to lanceolate or narrowly obovate, 15–85 x 5–25 mm, acute to obtuse at the apex, ± thin and papery, usually pubescent; petioles up to 5 mm long; stipules with 3–5 fimbriae. Flowers in several-flowered inflorescences; peduncles up to 15 mm long; pedicels 1.5–8 mm long. Calyx-limb white, greenish or pinkish, 5–20 x 5–15 mm in flower. Corolla white or pinkish, usually hairy outside; tube 12–35 mm long; lobes 3–6 mm long. Fruit often curved, up to 10 mm long.
Range
N2, 3; C1, 2; S1–3
Altitude range
30–915 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Friis, Vollesen & Abdisalam Hassan 4699; Gillett & Hemming 24702; Thulin & Warfa 4605.
Distribution (external)
Ethiopia
Kenya
Tanzania
Notes
Borbor, bur-bur, qalmoqojis (Som.).The Somali plants are subsp. glabrescens. Some narrow-leaved populations in Tanzania have been recognised as subsp . angustifolia Verdc.

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