Boraginaceae
Euploca

Euploca applanata (Thulin & Verdc.) Thulin

First published in Phytotaxa 434: 15 (2020)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Somalia to E. Kenya. It is an annual 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: low confidence
[AERP]

Boraginaceae, B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1991

Morphology General Habit
Completely prostrate delicate much-branched annual, 6–25 cm. wide; stems and foliage strigose with white hairs.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves elliptic to narrowly elliptic-oblong, 0.5–1.7 cm. long, 2–3 mm. wide, acute.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences 0.5–1.5 cm. long, mostly short.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals lanceolate, 2–3.5 mm. long, 0.5–1.5 mm. wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla white, 2.5–3 mm. long, the tube ± 1 mm. long and limb ± 2.5–3 mm. wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style and stigma as in H. strigosum.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Nutlets ovoid-segment-shaped, orange-brown turning black, 1.2 mm. long, 1 mm. wide, with pits on the contiguous flat faces, with very short hairs on curved outer face.
Habitat
Acacia, Commiphora, Delonix bushland or open woodland on red sand; 220–420 m.
Distribution
K1
[FTEA]

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

Type
S1, Buur Diinsoor, c. 3 km SW of Diinsoor, Thulin, Hedrén & Abdi Dahir 7605 (UPS holo., K iso.)
Morphology General Habit
Completely prostrate annual, 5–25 cm wide, pubescent with appressed hairs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves elliptic to narrowly elliptic-oblong, 4–17 x 1.5–3 mm, cuneate at the base, acute at the apex, with ± revolute margins; petiole 0.5–3 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowers subsessile in 0.3–1.5 cm long dense cymes; bracts leaf-like
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx pubescent; lobes lanceolate, unequal, 1.5–3.5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla white; tube 1–1.5 mm long, pubescent in upper part outside; lobes c. 0.5 x 0.5 mm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style 0.2–0.3 mm long; stigmatic head shortly conical, 0.2–0.3 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Nutlets 4, 1–1.2 x 0.8–1 mm, pubescent with minute hairs on the back, with a cavity on each inner surface.
Distribution
S1; E Kenya
Ecology
Altitude range 150–300 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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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