Plumbaginaceae

Ceratolimon M.B.Crespo & Lledó

First published in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 132: 169 (2000)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is NW. Africa, S. Yemen, N. Somalia.

Descriptions

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

Morphology General Habit
Dwarf shrubs, densely covered with whitish scales
Morphology Leaves
Leaves in rosettes, leathery
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowers in 1(–2)-flowered spikelets arranged in widely branching inflorescences; outer bract scarious; inner bract longer, concealing the calyx, armed with prominent curved horns
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Calyx 5–10-dentate; corolla cylindrical, 5-lobed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens inserted near top of corolla-tube
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Styles 5, united in lower part
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit indehiscent.
Distribution
Genus of three species, two in north-western Africa and one in Somalia and Yemen.
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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