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Farsetia divaricata

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Name

Identification
Farsetia divaricata Jonsell [family CRUCIFERAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Jonsell, Bengt, Farsetia longistyla Baker [family CRUCIFERAE ]
Related name
  • Farsetia divaricata
  • Farsetia longistyla

Flora

Entry for FARSETIA divaricata Jonsell [family CRUCIFERAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by B. Jonsell (Brassica, Diceratella, Diplotaxis, Erucastrum, Farsetia, Matthiola, Schouwia, Sisymbrium) and M. Thulin (Arabidopsis, Arabis, Cardamine, Eruca and Moricandia) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
FARSETIA divaricata Jonsell [family CRUCIFERAE], (1986);. type: N1, “Wagr” near “Sheikh”, Wood S/72/112 (K holo.).
Information
Shrub with spreading, long, woody, thick branches, up to at least 100 cm tall. Bark dark grey to black. Leaves 8–15 x 1–2 mm, densely crowded, linear, involute. Racemes 2–4 cm long with 2–5 flowers. Pedicels 4–12 mm long, very stiff, ascending. Sepals 4–6 mm long. Petals 7.5–10 x 2–2.2 mm, white to yellow, broadly spathulate with ± crispy margins. Silquae 19–41 x 3.5–4 mm; septum fibers very dense; style 3–4.3 x c. 0.2 mm. Seeds 2.4–4 mm; wing 0.7–1.3 mm broad.
Range
N1–3; C1 not known elsewhere.
Altitude range
180–1850 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Bally 11017; Gillett & al. 22071; Simmons B 34.

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