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NEURACANTHUS capitatus Balf. f. [family ACANTHACEAE]
Date Updated: 19 August 2007
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by M. Hedrén (Asystasia, Barleria, Duosperma, Hypoestes, Ichthyostoma, Isoglossa, Justicia, Lepidagathis, Peristrophe, Ruellia, Ruspolia) and M. Thulin (Acanthus, Anisotes, Blepharis, Crabbea, Crossandra, Dicliptera, Dyschoriste, Ecbolium, Elytraria, Megalochlamys, Neuracanthus, Rhinacanthus, Ruttya, Satanocrater, Thunbergia) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
NEURACANTHUS capitatus Balf. f. [family ACANTHACEAE], (1883).
NEURACANTHUS stolonosus Chiov. [family ACANTHACEAE], (1929);. type: C1, between “Obbia” and “Sissib”, Puccioni & Stefanini 400 (FT holo.).
Information
Herb or subshrub; stems up to 40 cm long, tomentellous when young, prostrate or ascending. Leaf-blades oblanceolate-spathulate to suborbicular, 1–3 x 0.5–1.5 cm including up to 1.2 cm long petiole, cuneate at the base, subacute to rounded at the apex, white tomentellous on both surfaces. Inflorescences along prostrate stems or near base of plant, aggregated into subspherical heads c. 1.5–3 cm in diam.; sterile bracts subulate; fertile bracts c. 7 x 1.3 mm, spine-tipped. Upper part of calyx c. 6 mm long with acute teeth, lower part c. 5 mm long, calyx in fruit c. 9 mm long. Corolla c. 9 mm long; tube c. 3 mm long. Capsule c. 7–8 x 3 x 1 mm.
Range
N3; C1
Altitude range
c. 300 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Bally & Melville 15531A.
Distribution (external)
Socotra
Notes
This is very poorly known species. A record from the coast of Yemen in Bidgood & Brummitt (1998: 56) is uncertain.
Date Updated: 19 August 2007
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by M. Hedrén (Asystasia, Barleria, Duosperma, Hypoestes, Ichthyostoma, Isoglossa, Justicia, Lepidagathis, Peristrophe, Ruellia, Ruspolia) and M. Thulin (Acanthus, Anisotes, Blepharis, Crabbea, Crossandra, Dicliptera, Dyschoriste, Ecbolium, Elytraria, Megalochlamys, Neuracanthus, Rhinacanthus, Ruttya, Satanocrater, Thunbergia) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
NEURACANTHUS capitatus Balf. f. [family ACANTHACEAE], (1883).
NEURACANTHUS stolonosus Chiov. [family ACANTHACEAE], (1929);. type: C1, between “Obbia” and “Sissib”, Puccioni & Stefanini 400 (FT holo.).
Information
Herb or subshrub; stems up to 40 cm long, tomentellous when young, prostrate or ascending. Leaf-blades oblanceolate-spathulate to suborbicular, 1–3 x 0.5–1.5 cm including up to 1.2 cm long petiole, cuneate at the base, subacute to rounded at the apex, white tomentellous on both surfaces. Inflorescences along prostrate stems or near base of plant, aggregated into subspherical heads c. 1.5–3 cm in diam.; sterile bracts subulate; fertile bracts c. 7 x 1.3 mm, spine-tipped. Upper part of calyx c. 6 mm long with acute teeth, lower part c. 5 mm long, calyx in fruit c. 9 mm long. Corolla c. 9 mm long; tube c. 3 mm long. Capsule c. 7–8 x 3 x 1 mm.
Range
N3; C1
Altitude range
c. 300 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Bally & Melville 15531A.
Distribution (external)
Socotra
Notes
This is very poorly known species. A record from the coast of Yemen in Bidgood & Brummitt (1998: 56) is uncertain.
Date Updated: 19 August 2007
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by M. Hedrén (Asystasia, Barleria, Duosperma, Hypoestes, Ichthyostoma, Isoglossa, Justicia, Lepidagathis, Peristrophe, Ruellia, Ruspolia) and M. Thulin (Acanthus, Anisotes, Blepharis, Crabbea, Crossandra, Dicliptera, Dyschoriste, Ecbolium, Elytraria, Megalochlamys, Neuracanthus, Rhinacanthus, Ruttya, Satanocrater, Thunbergia) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
NEURACANTHUS capitatus Balf. f. [family ACANTHACEAE], (1883).
NEURACANTHUS stolonosus Chiov. [family ACANTHACEAE], (1929);. type: C1, between “Obbia” and “Sissib”, Puccioni & Stefanini 400 (FT holo.).
Information
Herb or subshrub; stems up to 40 cm long, tomentellous when young, prostrate or ascending. Leaf-blades oblanceolate-spathulate to suborbicular, 1–3 x 0.5–1.5 cm including up to 1.2 cm long petiole, cuneate at the base, subacute to rounded at the apex, white tomentellous on both surfaces. Inflorescences along prostrate stems or near base of plant, aggregated into subspherical heads c. 1.5–3 cm in diam.; sterile bracts subulate; fertile bracts c. 7 x 1.3 mm, spine-tipped. Upper part of calyx c. 6 mm long with acute teeth, lower part c. 5 mm long, calyx in fruit c. 9 mm long. Corolla c. 9 mm long; tube c. 3 mm long. Capsule c. 7–8 x 3 x 1 mm.
Range
N3; C1
Altitude range
c. 300 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Bally & Melville 15531A.
Distribution (external)
Socotra
Notes
This is very poorly known species. A record from the coast of Yemen in Bidgood & Brummitt (1998: 56) is uncertain.
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