Euploca laxa (Thulin) Thulin

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

Type

N3, 18 km from Godub Jiraan on cutline to Jifle, Thulin & al. 10492 (UPS holo., K iso.)

Morphology General Habit

Shrublet, up to 1 m tall, pubescent with short appressed hairs; older stems with whitish peeling epidermis, dark brown underneath

Morphology Leaves

Leaf-blades linear-oblong to oblanceolate or obovate, 4–18 x 1–4 mm, cuneate at the base, acute to obtuse, truncate or slightly emarginate at the apex, with ± revolute margins; petiole 1–2 mm long

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Flowers sessile or almost so in lax up to c. 10-flowered, up to c. 4 cm long cymes; bracts leaf-like

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Calyx with short appressed hairs outside; lobes linear-lanceolate, unequal, 1.5–2.5 mm long

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Corolla white to greenish; tube 1.2–2 mm long, appressed pubescent outside in upper part, glabrous inside except for narrow line of hairs at throat; lobes c. 0.5 x 1 mm, pubescent outside

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style

Style up to c. 0.2 mm long; stigmatic head capitate, c. 0.4 mm long, with low papillate projection in the middle

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Nutlets 4, segment-shaped, c. 1.2 x 1.2 mm, appressed pubescent on the back.

Distribution

N3; C1, 2; S2 not known elsewhere.

Ecology

Altitude range 70–350 m.