Seetzenia lanata (Willd.) Bullock

First published in Kew Bull. 19: 204 (1965)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Cape Prov. It is a perennial 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: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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

Morphology General Habit
Small, annual or perennial herb, subglabrous to ± pubescent
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets apiculate, the median obovate-cuneate, to c. 7 mm long, the lateral ones oblique; petiole to c. 4 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals linear-oblong, 2.5–3 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary oblong, green
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule c. 6–7 x 5–6 mm, with green bands.
Distribution
N1, 3; Egypt, Libya, South Africa, Arabia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India
Ecology
Altitude up to c. 190 m.
Vernacular
Gabaldaine (Somali).
Note
The South African plants have sometimes been regarded as a distinct species.
[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
  • 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