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

Abstract

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,

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

“…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).…”