Bourreria orbicularis (Hutch. & E.A.Bruce) Thulin

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 7: 415 (1987)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Ethiopia to Somalia. It is a shrub or tree 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]

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

Type
N1, “Afard”, 10º10´N, 44º08´E, Gillett 4472 (K holo.)
Morphology General Habit
Shrub or small tree up to 4 m tall; youngest branchlets appressed pubescent, soon glabrescent
Morphology Leaves
Leaves often clustered on short shoots; blade obovate to suborbicular, 15–35 x 10–30 mm, cuneate to rounded at the base, rounded to emarginate at the apex, scabrid to hispid or subglabrous on both surfaces; petiole 4–12 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowers few to several in lax cymes pubescent with eglandular hairs; peduncle up to 10 mm long; pedicels 3–6 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx pubescent to glabrous outside; tube c. 2 mm long; lobes 2–2.5 mm long, ciliolate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla cream, campanulate, c. 6–7 mm long; lobes c. 3 mm long, obtuse, sometimes glandular outside
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style 2.5–3 mm long, with c. 0.5–1 mm long branches; stigmas capitate or disk-shaped
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Ripe fruits orange, subglobose, 5–6 mm in diam.; endocarp bony, ridged.
Distribution
N1; C1, 2; S1, 2; E Ethiopia
Ecology
Altitude range 110–1000 m.
Vernacular
Himir (Somali).
[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