Euphorbiaceae
Dalechampia

Dalechampia pavoniifolia (Chiov.) M.G.Gilbert

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 12: 400 (1992)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Ethiopia to Somalia. It is a climbing subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

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

Type
C1, “Scillin Bilhelli”, Puccioni & Stefanini 516 (FT holo.)
Morphology General Habit
Twining herb, base not seen, most parts puberulous
Morphology Leaves
Petiole up to 2.5 cm long; leaf-blade pedately 3–5-foliolate/partite, middle lobe oblanceolate, up to 4 x 1.5 cm, lateral lobes progressively smaller, tips rounded to retuse or minutely cuspidate, margins coarsely few-lobed/toothed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Male peduncle 2–3 mm long, involucre 4–5 mm across, c. 8-flowered, sterile mass adaxial, 2(–3)-lobed Peduncles up to 4.5 cm long; bracts subequal, ± oblong, up to 2 x 1.5 cm, tip 3-lobed to c. half length, pale
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Female flower solitary; bracts ciliate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals similar to those of D. trifoliata but with gland-tipped lobes
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style c. 4 mm long
Distribution
C1; E Ethiopia
Ecology
Altitude range c. 150 m.
Note
Only known from two collections. The type has very poorly preserved inflorescences and the description is largely based on Ellis 155 from Ethiopia which is less woody and with bigger leaves.
[FSOM]

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: low confidence
[AERP]

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 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