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A new arborescent Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) from northern 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.tb02196.x
Subject(s) - euphorbiaceae , euphorbia , endemism , biology , botany , population , ecology , demography , sociology
Euphorbia spissa , sp. nov., a tree known from a single population on a rocky limestone slope in northern Somalia, is described and illustrated. The species is compared with the widespread E. tirucalli , as well as with E. cameronii and E. bariensis (endemics in Somalia), E. arbuscula (endemic on Socotra), and E. uzmuk (endemic in northern Yemen).