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PORTULACA sp. [family PORTULACACEAE]
Date Updated: 19 August 2007
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. G. Gilbert [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
PORTULACA sp. [family PORTULACACEAE], = Thulin 6398.
Information
Most similar to the more widespread P. kermesina. Perhaps sometimes a short-lived perennial. Leaves sometimes rather close spaced, 7–15 x 0.7–1 mm; axillary wool white, sometimes very copious and almost concealing stem, scales absent. Involucral leaves up to 22 mm long but often less. Sepals 5.5–7 mm long, acute. Petals yellow. Stamens more than 20. Capsule lid truncated-conical, 3.5 mm high. Seeds ± compressed, 0.45–0.5 mm long, dark brown, not iridescent, testa cells with conspicuously undulate margins, ± flat.
Range
S2 not known elsewhere.
Altitude range
c. 130 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Lavranos & Carter 23170.
Notes
Closest to the following species, also related to P. ciferrii, but with less obviously perennial habit, smaller flowers and differently shaped testa cells.
Date Updated: 19 August 2007
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. G. Gilbert [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
PORTULACA sp. [family PORTULACACEAE], = Thulin 6398.
Information
Most similar to the more widespread P. kermesina. Perhaps sometimes a short-lived perennial. Leaves sometimes rather close spaced, 7–15 x 0.7–1 mm; axillary wool white, sometimes very copious and almost concealing stem, scales absent. Involucral leaves up to 22 mm long but often less. Sepals 5.5–7 mm long, acute. Petals yellow. Stamens more than 20. Capsule lid truncated-conical, 3.5 mm high. Seeds ± compressed, 0.45–0.5 mm long, dark brown, not iridescent, testa cells with conspicuously undulate margins, ± flat.
Range
S2 not known elsewhere.
Altitude range
c. 130 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Lavranos & Carter 23170.
Notes
Closest to the following species, also related to P. ciferrii, but with less obviously perennial habit, smaller flowers and differently shaped testa cells.
Date Updated: 19 August 2007
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. G. Gilbert [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
PORTULACA sp. [family PORTULACACEAE], = Thulin 6398.
Information
Most similar to the more widespread P. kermesina. Perhaps sometimes a short-lived perennial. Leaves sometimes rather close spaced, 7–15 x 0.7–1 mm; axillary wool white, sometimes very copious and almost concealing stem, scales absent. Involucral leaves up to 22 mm long but often less. Sepals 5.5–7 mm long, acute. Petals yellow. Stamens more than 20. Capsule lid truncated-conical, 3.5 mm high. Seeds ± compressed, 0.45–0.5 mm long, dark brown, not iridescent, testa cells with conspicuously undulate margins, ± flat.
Range
S2 not known elsewhere.
Altitude range
c. 130 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Lavranos & Carter 23170.
Notes
Closest to the following species, also related to P. ciferrii, but with less obviously perennial habit, smaller flowers and differently shaped testa cells.
![PORTULACA sp. [family PORTULACACEAE]](/fsi/img/misc/plants/static_thumbs/flora_somalia_icon96.jpg)
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