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Two new species of Acacia (Leguminosae) from north‐eastern Somalia
Author(s) -
Thulin Mats
Publication year - 1998
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.1756-1051.1998.tb01530.x
Subject(s) - biology , altitude (triangle) , acacia , botany , woody plant , mathematics , geometry
Acacia qandalensis , sp. nov., and A. tephrophylla , sp. nov., from north‐eastern Somalia, are described and illustrated. A. qandalensis grows on limestone rocks, often in steep and exposed places, and is known from 600–1400 m altitude from the Cal Miskaat Mts in the west to near Bunder Murrayha in the east. A. tephropkylla obviously has a more restricted area of distribution and is known only from stony or rocky places on limestone at 1300–1800 m altitude in the Cal Miskaat Mts, where it is the dominant woody plant over large areas. Both species are related to A. etbaica.