Fabaceae
Gelrebia

Gelrebia oligophylla (Harms) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis

First published in PhytoKeys 71: 57 (2016)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Somalia. It is a shrub 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: low confidence
[AERP]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Insufficiently known
Ecology
Africa: Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
[ILDIS]

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

Type
C2, near “Bulo Burti”, Puccioni & Stefanini 134 (FT neo.)
Morphology General Habit
Shrub, up to 4 m high, branches armed with scattered prickles
Morphology Leaves Pinnae
Pinnae 1–2 pairs; leaflets 1–2 pairs per pinna, obovate, 5–14 x 3–11 mm, sparsely puberulous or glabrous; venation prominent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers reddish purple in axillary and terminal racemes
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 7–10 mm long, entire
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals obovate to spathulate, 11–12 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Anthers
Anthers glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods shortly boat-shaped, c. 20 x 12 mm, glabrous or minutely pubescent.
Distribution
C2; S1; SE Ethiopia
Ecology
Altitude range c. 40–200 m.
Vernacular
Dansay, geel-reeb, idad, wigot (Somali).
[FSOM]

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/

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    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • 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