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A new species of Atriplex (Chenopodiaceae) from Somalia
Author(s) -
Thulin Mats
Publication year - 2004
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.1756-1051.2004.tb01630.x
Subject(s) - atriplex , biology , chenopodiaceae , botany , appendage , dorsum , ecology , anatomy
Atriplex erigavoensis , a new species from gypsum silt in northern Somalia, is described and illustrated. It is distinctive particularly by the dorsal appendages of the female bracteoles that look like an extra pair of small bracteoles.