Fabaceae
Microcharis

Microcharis omissa Thulin

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 16: 295 (1996 publ. 1997)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia. It 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
C2, 2/3 km E of Yasoomman, Kuchar 16796 (UPS holo., K iso.)
Morphology General Habit
Much-branched dwarf-shrub, c. 40 cm tall; young stems silvery, covered by hairs with spreading tips
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 1-foliolate; leaflet linear-oblong, c. 4–10 x 0.8–1.6 mm, silvery strigose on both sides; petiole c. 0.5 mm long; stipules subulate, c. 0.8–1.5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes lax, c. 3–10-flowered, up to c. 5 cm long including a peduncle of up to c. 1 cm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx c. 2.4 mm long, divided to near the middle
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens c. 2 mm long: Pod curved, ± tetragonous, c. 20–22 x 1.3 mm, sparsely strigose, 8–10-seeded.
Distribution
C2 not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude c. 300 m.
Note
Related to M. sessilis, but differs in its longer stipules, much smaller flowers with stamens only c. 2 mm long, and in its upcurved and only c. 1.3 mm wide pods.
[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: threatened. Confidence: confident
[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 2026. 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 2026. 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