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ERYTHROSERIS somalensis (R.E. Fr.) N. Kilian & Gemeinholzer [family ]

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 H. Beentje (Acanthospermum, Ageratum, Aspilia, Atractylis, Blainvillea, Blumea, Carthamus, Cirsium, Conyza, Crepis, Dichrocephala, Distephanus, Echinops, Eclipta, Erlangera, Felicia, Flaveria, Geigera, Gerbera, Grangea, Gutenbergia, Helichrysum, Iphiona, Iphionopsis, Jurinea, Laggera, Litogyne, Osteospermum, Pegolettia, Pentanema, Pseudoblepharispermum, Pseudognaphalium, Psiadia, Pulicaria, Reichardia, Sclerocarpus, Sonchus, Sphaeranthus, Tagetes, Tarchonanthus, Tridax, Vernonia, Volutaria, Xanthium), T. Eriksson (Athroisma, Blepharispermum), N. Kilian (Launaea), S. King-Jones & M. Thulin (Pluchea), Mesfin Tadesse (Bidens), S. Ortiz & J. Rodríguez-Oubiña (Dicoma), and M. Thulin (Cineraria, Doellia, Emilia, Erythroseris, Euryops, Galinsoga, Gynura, Helianthus, Kleinia, Lactuca, Pentzia, Senecio, Solanecio, Verbesina, Zinnia). [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
ERYTHROSERIS somalensis (R.E. Fr.) N. Kilian & Gemeinholzer [family ], (2007);. type: N2, “Meid”, “Surud” Mts, Hildebrandt 1445 (B holo., destr.); N2, escarpment between “Mait” and “Erigavo”, E of Mt “Surud”, Thulin 4260 (UPS neo., K isoneo.). Tolpis somalensis R.E. Fr. [family COMPOSITAE], (1925);. type: N2, “Meid”, “Surud” Mts, Hildebrandt 1445 (B holo., destr.); N2, escarpment between “Mait” and “Erigavo”, E of Mt “Surud”, Thulin 4260 (UPS neo., K isoneo.). Prenanthes somaliensis C. Jeffrey [family COMPOSITAE], (1966);. type: N2, “Al” Hills, “Sugli”, Collenette 269 (K holo.). Fig. 327.
Information
Shrub 10–60 cm high, intricately branched; ultimate branches almost spiny when leafless. Leaves fleshy, elliptic in outline, 3–6.5´1.4–4 cm, pinnately lobed with triangular lobes. Capitula few to several; involucre 6–8 mm long with 8 inner phyllaries; phyllaries purplish, lanceolate. Florets blue to pale pink, bisexual,±9 mm long. Achenes cylindrical, ribbed, to 2.2 mm long; pappus cream, of bristles 4–7 mm long, marginal bristles less than 0.5 mm.
Range
N2 not known elsewhere.
Altitude range
1300–1950 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Glover & Gilliland 655; Newbould 738; Thulin & al. 9154.
Notes
Burded, burdet kawene (Som.).
ERYTHROSERIS somalensis (R.E. Fr.) N. Kilian & Gemeinholzer [family ]
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