- Family:
- Amaranthaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Dasysphaera Volkens ex Gilg
Dasysphaera alternifolia Chiov.
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Type
- N3, Hafun, Puccioni & Stefanini 18 (FT holo.)
- Morphology General Habit
- Low shrub 0.25–2 m tall, much-branched with alternate leaves and branches, young branches densely white-tomentose, older branches becoming thinly so, terete and striate
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves rather small, obovate to spathulate, 3–12 x 3–7 mm, ± densely white-tomentose on both surfaces or more thinly so above, when larger distinctly petiolate, apex acute to obtuse or weakly retuse, base cuneate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Partial inflorescences small, mostly of 3 fertile flowers Inflorescences to c. 7 cm long, axis densely white-tomentose
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Tepal
- Tepals narrowly oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 5–7 mm, densely furnished with long, ± appressed hairs, 3-nerved, inner slightly shorter
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Filaments
- Filaments expanded towards the base
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
- Style c. 2–2.5 mm
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule ovoid, c. 2.5 mm
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Sterile flowers with the bristles long-pilose at the base or to above halfway, 6–8 mm, brownish to purplish-brown.
- Distribution
- N3; C1 not known elsewhere.
- Ecology
- Altitude range 180–550 m.
Native to:
Somalia
Dasysphaera alternifolia Chiov. appears in other Kew resources:
First published in Fl. Somala 1: 287 (1929)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
Literature
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by C. C. Townsend [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
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Flora of Somalia
Flora of Somalia
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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