FARSETIA longisiliqua Decne. [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 longisiliqua Decne. [family CRUCIFERAE], (1835).
FARSETIA stylosa (Steud.) T. Anders. [family CRUCIFERAE], (1860), non R. Br. (1826).
Information
Shrublet with thick woody stem bases, ascending, richly branched, high up woody and thickened, 30–60 cm tall. Bark brown to grey. Leaves 4–75 x 0.5–5 mm, linear to lanceolate, scattered. Racemes elongate with 10–15 flowers. Pedicels 3–5 mm, ascending to patent. Sepals 6–10.5 mm long. Petals 13–19 x 2–3.5 mm, pink or light yellow to purple, spathulate. Siliquae 25–50 x 2.3–4.6 mm, linear; septum with rather dense fibers; style 0.5–2 x c. 0.3 mm. Seeds 1.2–2.2 mm; wing 0.4–1.4 mm broad.
Range
N1, 2 Red Sea area.
Altitude range
200–1060 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Gillett 4498, 4815; Bavazzano & Lavranos s.n.
Distribution (external)
Djibouti
Socotra
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Notes
Aseye, herin (Som.).
FARSETIA longisiliqua Decne. [family CRUCIFERAE]
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