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Lupinus somaliensis

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Identification
Lupinus pilosus L. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE ] Lupinus varius L. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE ] Lupinus somaliensis Baker [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE ] Verified by Gladstones, J.S., Lupinus somaliensis Baker [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Demissie, A.,
Related name
  • Lupinus varius
  • Lupinus somaliensis
  • Lupinus pilosus

Flora

Entry for LUPINUS somaliensis Bak. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin (Acacia by M. Thulin, A. S. Hassan & B. T. Styles) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
LUPINUS somaliensis Bak. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], (1895);. type: N1, “Golis Range, Dara-as”, Cole s.n. & Lort Phillips s.n. (both K syn.).
Information
Perennial herb; stem pilose with hairs 1–2 mm long. Leaflets 9–13, oblanceolate, up to c. 5 x 0.8 cm, glabrous above, densely pilose beneath; stipules setaceous. Racemes many-flowered; pedicels up to half as long as calyx. Calyx c. 12–13 mm long, densely pilose, deeply divided. Corolla c. 18 mm long, blue with a little orange. Fruits unknown.
Range
N1 not known elsewhere.
Altitude range
c. 1500–1550 m.
Notes
This interesting species has never been recollected since its discovery at the end of the 19th century.

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