A new species of Pseudoblepharispermum (Asteraceae, Plucheeae) from NE Somalia

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Based on the collections held at herbarium FT, new and noteworthy records of vascular plants are provided for the flora of southern Somalia and north-eastern Kenya. One taxon, Polycarpaea somalensis is recorded as new for the flora of Kenya. Nine taxa, Cyanotis aff. foecunda, Blepharis kenyensis, Launaea sarmentosa, Jatropha hildebrandtii var. hildebrandtii, Scaevola taccada, Polygala aff. muratii, Portulaca coralloides, Portulaca oblonga, Grewia glandulosa are recorded as new for the flora of Somalia and the presence of four taxa, Aneilema lamuense, Ehretia bakeri, Ipomoea aitonii, Strychnos decussata, previously known from single collections, is confirmed. New distributional or noteworthy records are reported for 16 species (Dyschoriste bayensis, Kleinia grantii, Pluchea sarcophylla, Vernonia bayensis, Maerua angolensis subsp. angolensis, Polycarpaea somalensis, Ipomoea kotschyana, Euphorbia hirta, Jatropha stuhlmannii, Lobelia fervens subsp. fervens, Flueggea leucopyrus, Digitaria macroblephara, Portulaca commutata, Talinum portulacifolium, Melhania kelleri, Corchorus aestuans) and for the recently described Emilia corallina one additional record is provided. A note on capsule and seed morphology of Blepharis kenyensis is included.

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Updates and new reports for the Flora of southern Somalia and north‐eastern Kenya (with a note on Blepharis kenyensis)

Baldesi

Baldini

Pignotti

2022

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“…This work – focused on the northern territory of Somalia – is part of a series of contributions to the Flora of Somalia based on the plant collections housed at FT herbarium (Baldesi et al 2020, 2022a, b2022b, Baldesi and Kilian 2021, Baldesi and Baldini 2021, Baldesi and Carter 2021, Baldesi and Vollesen 2022). For a general introduction on the Florence Tropical herbarium (FT) housed at Centro Studi Erbario Tropicale (Italy) please see Baldesi et al (2022a).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Updates and new reports for the flora of northern Somalia (with notes on Dicoma thuliniana and Commiphora playfairii)

Baldesi,

Baldini,

Pignotti

2023

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Based on collections held at herbarium FT new and noteworthy records of vascular plants from tropical Northeast Africa are provided. Five taxa – Drimia intricata, Gisekia pharnaceoides var. alata, Phyllanthus chevalieri, Vincetoxicum spirale, Vincetoxicum diplostigma – are recorded as new for the Flora of Somalia. For four species – Campylanthus parviflorus, Commiphora spinulosa, Herniaria bicolor, Pulicaria gabrielii – previously known from a single collection or only from the type locality, new records are presented. For 21 species (Amaranthus graecizans subsp. graecizans, Boswellia rivae, Coelachyrum piercei, Coleus argentifolius, Commiphora playfairii, Cornulaca ehrenbergii, Crabbea albolutea, Crepis rueppellii, Diceratella revoilii, Dicoma thuliniana, Euphorbia geldorensis, Farsetia longisiliqua, Gymnosporia arbutifolia, Gymnosporia somalensis, Iphiona pinnatifida, Marsdenia stelostigma, Pavonia burchellii, Pluchea dioscoridis, Psiadia incana, Ruttya fruticosa, Tarchonanthus camphoratus) new distributional or noteworthy records are reported.

“…This work – focused on the southern and central territory of Somalia – is part of a series of contributions to the flora of Somalia based on the plant collections housed at FT herbarium (Baldesi et al 2020, Baldesi and Baldini 2021, Baldesi and Carter 2021, Baldesi and Kilian 2021, Baldesi and Vollesen 2022).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Updates and new reports for the flora of southern and central Somalia (with notes on Dicoma popeana and Ipomoea corrugata)

Baldesi

Baldini

Pignotti

2022

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Based on the collections held at FT Herbarium new and noteworthy records of vascular plants are provided for the flora of southern and central Somalia. Six taxa -Rhinacanthus dichotomus var. dichotomus, Glinus oppositifolius, Panicum pooides, Urochloa comata, Corchorus capsularis, Cayratia ibuensis -are recorded as new for the flora of Somalia. For three taxa -Digitaria brunoana, Justicia carnosa, Dicoma popeana -previously known only from the type locality, new localities are presented. For two taxa -Stictocardia incomta, Vangueria gillettii -previously known in Somalia only from single collections, additional records are included. New distributional records are reported for 20 species (Trianthema portulacastrum, Neuracanthus polyacanthus,