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Two new species of Jatropha (Euphorbiaceae) from Somalia
Author(s) -
Thulin Mats
Publication year - 2002
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.1756-1051.2002.tb01395.x
Subject(s) - euphorbiaceae , jatropha , biology , range (aeronautics) , botany , ecology , materials science , composite material , biochemistry , biodiesel , catalysis
The new species Jatropha miskatensis , from limestone slopes of the Cal Miskaat Range in north‐eastern Somalia, and J. marmorata , from bushland on shallow soil over limestone just south of the Nugaal valley in north‐eastern Somalia, are described. An illustration is provided for J. miskatensis.