Atriplex erigavoensis Thulin

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

Type

N2, Dayaxa, 10º35’N, 47º11’E, Thulin 10966 (UPS holo., K iso.)

Morphology General Habit

Perennial monoecious herb, all parts whitish mealy; stems up to 20 cm long, up to 1.5 mm thick

Morphology Leaves

Leaves alternate; petiole 0.5–2 mm long; blades ± oblong, 4–14 x 1.5–5 mm, cuneate or sometimes slightly hastate at the base, obtuse to subacute at the apex, with entire margins

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Male flowers c. 1 mm in diam. Female flowers subsessile; bracteoles ± triangular, up to c. 4 x 4 mm, ± truncate at the base and acute at the apex, with toothed margin and ± distinct green reticulate venation, with a ± lobed basal appendage, up to c. 2 x 2 mm, and looking like small extra bracteoles Flowers in axillary clusters with both male and female or only female flowers, the clusters aggregated into spike-like inflorescences that usually completely intergrade with vegetative parts of plant

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds compressed, black, c. 1.2 mm in diam.

Distribution

N2 only known from the type collection.

Ecology

Altitude range c. 1500 m.

Note

This is distinctive with the basal appendages of the female bracteoles looking like an extra pair of small bracteoles.