Open AccessNew country records for species of Boraginaceae and Lamiaceae in the Horn of Africa hotspot
Author(s) -
Mats Thulin,
Anders Larsson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
phytotaxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.443
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1179-3163
pISSN - 1179-3155
DOI - 10.11646/phytotaxa.513.1.4
Subject(s) - boraginaceae , tanzania , geography , lamiaceae , eudicots , french horn , taxonomy (biology) , traditional medicine , biology , medicine , ecology , environmental planning , pedagogy , psychology
Cystostemon heliocharis (Boraginaceae), previously known from Yemen and Somalia, is reported from Ethiopia, and a photograph of the species is provided. Trichodesma stocksii (Boraginaceae), previously known from Pakistan, Iran, and Oman, is reported from Yemen, and a drawing based on a Yemeni collection is provided. Clerodendrum hildebrandtii (Lamiaceae), previously known from Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique, is reported from Ethiopia, based on a photographic record. Distribution maps showing the total distribution of these three species are presented.