Haplophyllum tuberculatum(Forssk.) A.Juss. [family RUTACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Clifford Charles Townsend, Haplophyllum chesneyanumBoiss. [family RUTACEAE ]
Related name
Haplophyllum haussknechtii
Haplophyllum eremophilum
Haplophyllum regganense
Haplophyllum tuberculatum
Haplophyllum longifolium
Ruta angustifolia
Ruta tuberculatus
Haplophyllum propinquum
Haplophyllum villulosum
Haplophyllum chesneyanum
Ruta tuberculata
Haplophyllum vermiculare
Haplophyllum subovatum
Haplophyllum obovatum
Haplophyllum chaburasium
Ruta graveolens
Flora
Entry for HAPLOPHYLLUM tuberculatum (Forssk.) A. Juss. [family RUTACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
HAPLOPHYLLUM tuberculatum(Forssk.) A. Juss. [family RUTACEAE], (1825);
Ruta tuberculataForssk. [family RUTACEAE], (1775). [type as above]
Information
Perennial herb, sometimes somewhat woody at the base, up to c. 60 cm tall, glabrous to pubescent. Leaves obovate to lanceolate or linear, 5–10(–40) x 3–6(–10) mm, obtuse at the apex, cuneate or attenuate at the base, margin entire to crenate. Sepals ovate-triangular to oblong, 0.8–1.3 x 0.8–1 mm, glabrous to ciliate or pubescent, falling off in fruit. Petals yellow, 3–5.5 x 1.5–2.2 mm. Ovary 5-celled, with 2 ovules in each cell. Capsules 1.5–2 mm long and 2.5–4.5 mm wide. Seeds c. 1.5 mm long, black to grey, with densely arranged transverse interrupted ridges.
Range
N3 North Africa, Arabian Peninsula and eastwards to Pakistan.
