Molluginaceae
Glinus

Glinus setiflorus Forssk.

First published in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 95 (1775)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Ethiopia to Central Tanzania, N. Yemen. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

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: confident
[AERP]

Aïzoaceae, C. Jeffrey. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1961

Morphology General Habit
A suberect procumbent or prostrate grey-green densely stellate-tomentose? annual herb up to 30 cm. high; branches up to 60 cm. long.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite or apparently verticillate, petiolate, 7–34 mm. long (including petiole 1–10 mm.) 6–24 mm. broad; blade broadly obovate or suborbicular, with the veins prominent below, entire or slightly wavy at the margin, rounded or occasionally subapiculate at apex.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers axillary, 1–4 per node, yellow, subsessile.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 5, the outer very broadly ovate and plane, the inner conduplicate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Staminodes
Staminodes 9–18 (in flowers dissected) yellow, petaloid, fimbriate at the apex; stamens many (12–30 in flowers dissected).
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Carpels
Carpels 5.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds granular, with a long filiform strophiolar appendage.
Figures
Fig. 5/10–11, p. 14.
Habitat
Dry river-beds and near standing water in open scrub, bushland and woodland, 1000 m.
Distribution
K1 K7 T5
[FTEA]

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

Morphology General
Superficially similar to G. lotoides
Morphology General Indumentum
Indumentum denser and longer
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-tips rounded, margins nearly always undulate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowers 1–4 per node, subsessile
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals unequal, outer largest, accrescent to 7–13 x 6.5–8.5 mm, tip apiculate, innermost c. half as wide
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Staminodes
Staminodes c. 10–20, petaloid, tip fimbriate, yellow
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 12–30
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 5-valved
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds c. 0.5 mm long, bluntly tuberculate, dark brown; strophiole conspicuous, appendages often 2–3.
Distribution
N1, 2; C2; S1; E Ethiopia, N Kenya, C Tanzania, Arabia
Ecology
Altitude range 275–350 m.
[FSOM]

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Flora of Somalia
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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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 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