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Ten new species of Commiphora (Burseraceae) from Somalia
Author(s) -
Thulin Mats
Publication year - 2000
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.1756-1051.2000.tb01579.x
Subject(s) - escarpment , outcrop , geology , forestry , paleontology , geography
The following new species are described: Commiphora arenaria from bushland on sand in south‐central Somalia, C. gardoensis from limestone slopes in the Qardho area in north‐eastem Somalia, C. stellatopubescens from bushland on limestone outcrops or stony ground in the Hiiraan Region in south‐central Somalia, C. spinulosa from limestone rocks on the escarpment along the Gulf of Aden in northeastern Somalia, C. lobatospathulata from bushland on sand in central and south‐central Somalia, C. quercifoliola from bushland on shallow soil over limestone near Eil in north‐eastem Somalia, C. chiovendana from bushland in northern and central Somalia, C. multifoliolata from limestone hills and ridges in south‐westem Somalia, C. murraywatsonii from limestone outcrops near Hobyo in central Somalia, and C. kucharii from bushland on shallow soils over limestone in central and southern Somalia.