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Vahlia somalensis

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Identification
Isotype of Vahlia goddingii E.A.Bruce [family VAHLIACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Vahlia somalensis Chiov. [family VAHLIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Vahlia somalensis
  • Vahlia goddingii

Flora

Entry for VAHLIA somalensis Chiov. [family VAHLIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
VAHLIA somalensis Chiov. [family VAHLIACEAE], (1929);. type: C2, “Bur Bithale” near “Belet Uén”, Puccioni & Stefanini 181 (FT holo.).
Information
Annual or perennial herb; stems 11–50 cm long, glabrous or hairy. Leaves ovate-lanceolate to ovate, 0.4–3.1 x 0.25–1.3 cm, acute at the apex, glabrous or ± sparsely pubescent. Flowers subsessile. Calyx-tube 1.6–2.5 mm long, glabrous or hairy; lobes 3.8–7.2 mm long. Petals yellow, 4–7.1 mm long. Filaments hairy with a conspicuous appendage at base; anthers 1.3–2.8 mm long. Styles 4.1–7.6 mm long, sparsely hairy. Capsule 2.5–3.6 mm long. Seeds with indistinct ridges or reticulation.
Notes
Ajò, wandeekh, wandeeq (Som.).

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