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New herbaceous and woody species of Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) from Somalia
Author(s) -
Carter Susan
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1992.tb01847.x
Subject(s) - biology , subgenus , subspecies , bract , botany , shrub , euphorbia , euphorbiaceae , herbaceous plant , taxon , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , inflorescence
A small prostrate herb, Euphorbia salsicola , a woody shrublet with curious tubers, E. scatorhiza , and a small tree with decorative bracts, E. thulinii , are described as new species of Euphorbia. Within subgenus Lyciopsis the morphological variability of E. cuneata in Somalia is discussed and a new subspecies cretacea is described. E. gypsophila , a closely related but distinct species found only on gypsum is also described as new, together with E. dunensis , a shrublet from the coastal dunes and E. tripartita , another shrub in the same subgenus related to E. matabelensis. As far as present records show, all the new taxa are endemic in Somalia.