Pterodiscus coeruleus Chiov.
First published in Fl. Somala 2: 341 (1932)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Somalia to N. Kenya. It is a caudex geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Kenya, Somalia
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Bruce, E.A. (1953). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Pedaliaceae: 1-21.
- Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Chiov., Fl. Somala 2: 342 (1932).
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0