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Sarcocornia mossambicensis

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Isotype of Sarcocornia mossambicensis Brenan [family CHENOPODIACEAE]

Holotype of Sarcocornia mossambicensis Brenan [family CHENOPODIACEAE]

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Identification

Sarcocornia mossambicensis Brenan [family CHENOPODIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Brenan, J.P.M., 1984

Flora

Entry for Sarcocornia mossambicensis Brenan [family CHENOPODIACEAE]

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

Flora Zambesiaca

Reference Sources

FZ, Vol 9, Part 1, page 133, (1988) Author: J. P. M. Brenan

Sarcocornia mossambicensis Brenan [family CHENOPODIACEAE], sp. nov. Type: Mozambique, Inhambane Bay, Mocucuni Isl., fl. & fr. 26.xi.1958, Mogg 29306 (LISC, holotype, SRGH).

Prostrate or decumbent herb, with numerous lateral erect or ascending lateral branches 10–40 cm. high. Sterile segments c. 3–4 mm. in diam., green. Spikes 1.3–4.5 cm. long, 2–3.5 mm. in diam., cylindrical. Flowers 3 in a cluster. Perianth truncate with a lateral shield in whose centre the perianth opens. Seeds pale brown; testa minutely papillose.

Mozambique GI Rio Pomene Manth, Ponta Barra Falsa, fl. & fr. 21.xi.1958, Mogg 28914 (LISC).

The flowers in threes with the perianth of each provided with a lateral truncate shield, distinguish S. mossambicensis from all the species in the Flora Zambesiaca area except S. perennis from which it differs in having the testa minutely papillose, not hairy, and in having cylindrical not tapering flowering spikes. S. mossambicensis is so far restricted to Mozambique (GI). Mogg 29305 (K; SRGH), from the same locality as the type, is conspecific. See note also under S. perennis.A S. perenni seminis testa minute papillosa non pilosa, spicis floriferis cylindricis differt.