DESMIDORCHIS somalica (N.E. Br.) Plowes [family ASCLEPIADACEAE]

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Gilbert (Ceropegia), D. Goyder (Calotropis, Conomitra, Glossonema, Gomphocarpus, Leptadenia, Marsdenia, Odontanthera, Oxystelma, Pentatropis, Pergularia, Secamone, Stigmatorhynchus, Tylophora), J. Lavranos (Ballyanthus, Caralluma, Desmidorchis, Duvalia, Echidnopsis, Edithcolea, Huernia, Orbea, Pseudolithos, Pseudopectinaria, Rhytidocaulon, Sanguilluma, Whitesloanea), S. Liede-Schumann (Blyttia, Calciphila, Cynanchum, Goydera, Pentarrhinum, Pleurostelma, Schizostephanus), M. Thulin (Acokanthera, Adenium, Ancylobotrys, Carissa, Catharanthus, Cryptostegia, Ephippiocarpa, Hunteria, Landolphia, Nerium, Plumeria, Saba, Strophanthus, Tabernaemontana, Thevetia, Wrightia), and J. Venter (Buckollia, Cryptolepis, Periploca, Raphionacme, Schlechterella, Tacazzea). [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
DESMIDORCHIS somalica (N.E. Br.) Plowes [family ASCLEPIADACEAE], (1995);. type: S2, near Mogadishu, Kirk s.n. (K holo.).
Caralluma somalica N.E. Br. [family ASCLEPIADACEAE], (1895);. type: S2, near Mogadishu, Kirk s.n. (K holo.).
Information
Plants 30 cm tall and 50 cm across, densely branched from a central stem; stems sometimes rooting adventitiously, c. 20 mm wide, olive-green, margins wavy with rather indistinct, broad teeth. Flowers in dense terminal umbel-like inflorescences. Corolla rotate or shallowly campanulate, bright yellow, 10–15 mm wide, rugulose; lobes ovate-triangular. Corona yellow, the outer lobes divided into 2 ascending horns.
Range
N3; C1; S2 not known elsewhere.
Altitude range
near sea level.
Distribution
SOMALIA Lavranos & Bavazzano 8410; Lavranos & Horwood 10081, 10170.
DESMIDORCHIS somalica (N.E. Br.) Plowes [family ASCLEPIADACEAE]
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