Apocynaceae
Cryptolepis

Cryptolepis somaliensis Venter & Thulin

First published in S. African J. Bot. 72: 141 (2006)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Somalia. It is a subshrub 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: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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

Type
N3, 19 km along track from Gaalogod to Garadeen, Thulin & al. 10509 (UPS holo.)
Morphology General Habit
Erect shrub, c. 0.4 m tall; stems with lateral shoots normal and stunted, nodes enlarged, bark glabrous, peeling
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite or clustered, subsessile; blade linear-elliptic, 7–12 x 1–2 mm, succulent, glabrous, only main vein visible, apex rounded to emarginate with reddish glabrous or hairy mucro, base rounded
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences axillary, 1–3-flowered, glabrous; peduncles stout, c. 1 mm long; pedicels stout, c. 1 mm long
Morphology General Buds
Buds with corolla conical, lobes slightly helically twisted
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals triangular, c. 1 x 1 mm, succulent, glabrous, margin fimbriate towards apex
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla yellow; tube c. 1 mm long, campanulate, with papillose spots below corona-lobes; lobes narrowly triangular to narrowly ovate, 2–3 x 1 mm, rounded to acute
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corona
Corona double; upper corona of reddish pockets from sinuses between corolla-lobes; lower corona hidden in corolla-tube, lobes arrow-like, c. 1 mm long, connivent over anthers
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens c. 1 mm long; anthers hastate, shortly apiculate, hairy.
Distribution
N3 not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude range c. 180 m.
[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

  • 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