Verbenaceae
Chascanum

Chascanum mixtum Thulin

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 23: 514 (2005)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NW. Somalia. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

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

Type
N1, N of “Hargeisa”, Gillett 3992 (K holo., FT iso.)
Morphology General Habit
Perennial herb or subshrub, 10–25 cm tall, puberulous with up to c. 0.1 mm long spreading to deflexed hairs throughout
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-blades narrowly to broadly obovate, up to 2.2 x 1 cm, rounded to truncate at the apex, cuneate to attenuate with a petiole-like base, dentate in apical part; petiole obsolete
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Spikes up to 18 cm long, flowers closely appressed to the axis; bracts lanceolate, 2.5–4 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 6–9 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla white; tube 20–30 mm long, slightly curved, slightly widened at the apex; lobes oblong, 3–4.5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Nutlets 3.5–4.5 x 0.8–1 mm, black when ripe, reticulate in apical part outside.
Distribution
N1 not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude range 1290–1650 m.
[FSOM]

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: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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

    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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