Apocynaceae
Periploca

Periploca somaliensis Browicz

First published in Arbor. Kórnickie 9: 53 (1966)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Somalia, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Type
N1, “Dabalaidshe” Mt, “Libah Heleh” Range, Gillett 4712 (K holo.).
Morphology General Habit
Scrambler up to 4 m tall
Morphology Leaves
Leaves narrowly obovate, narrowly ovate or narrowly elliptic, (20–)40–75 x (5–)10–15 mm, leathery, obtuse to acute at the apex, lateral veins barely visible
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences axillary, semi-compact, many-flowered
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers sweet-scented
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals ± broadly ovate, 1 x 1–1.5 mm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla-tube c. 0.5 mm long; lobes spreading, broadly ovate to broadly obovate, 2.5–4 x 1.5–2 mm, glabrous, with fleshy obtuse tip, yellowish-green to pale yellow with darker centre inside, glandular and with triangular white spot
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corona
Corona reddish, fleshy, 1–1.5 mm long, undivided lobes ovate to narrowly ovate with entire or bifid and acute to acuminate tips, 2-segmented lobes subulate to very narrowly ovate with acute to acuminate tips
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Follicles paired, horizontally divergent, very narrowly ovoid, 50–85 x 7–8 mm.
Distribution
N1; Yemen, Saudi Arabia
Ecology
Altitude c. 1740 m.
[FSOM]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0