Convolvulaceae
Ipomoea

Ipomoea galhareriana Thulin

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 23: 634 (2005)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia. It 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
C1, 33 km on road between Gal Hareeri and Xarardheere, Thulin & Abdi Dahir 6551 (UPS holo., K iso.)
Morphology General Habit
Woody climber, up to several m long; young stems pubescent with retrorse tubercular-based hairs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves narrowly to broadly ovate-triangular, 2.5–4 x 2–3.7 cm, unlobed to shallowly 3-lobed, cordate at the base, acute to obtuse and cuspidate at the apex, sparsely pubescent; petiole 1–3 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Cymes 1–5-flowered; peduncle 0–10 mm long; pedicels 3–12 mm long; bracts lanceolate to narrowly obovate, 5–9 x 2–4 mm, with acuminate-cuspidate tips
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals pilose, with acuminate-cuspidate tips, the outer obovate, c. 11–12 x 6 mm, the inner narrower
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla mauve with darker centre, c. 20 mm long, funnel-shaped, midpetaline areas pilose
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule and seeds not known.
Distribution
C1 not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude c. 300 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

    • '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