Amaranthaceae
Salsola

Salsola africana (Brenan) Botsch.

First published in Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 54: 989 (1969)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Somalia to E. Kenya. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Somalia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by I. Friis & M. G. Gilbert [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 10, 1971 Tweedie [2161] Kenya Salsola dendroides var. africana K000353570 No
Feb 10, 1971 Buxton, D.R. [1023] Kenya Salsola dendroides var. africana K000353565 No
Feb 10, 1971 Bally [5669] Kenya Salsola dendroides var. africana K000353556 No
Feb 10, 1971 Verdcourt, B. [1805] Kenya Salsola dendroides var. africana K000353561 No
Feb 10, 1971 Battiscombe, E. [223] Kenya Salsola dendroides var. africana K000353560 No
Feb 10, 1971 Battiscombe, E. [58] Kenya Salsola dendroides var. africana K000353563 No
Feb 10, 1971 Greenway, P.J. [11383] Kenya Salsola dendroides var. africana K000353567 No
Feb 10, 1971 Greenway, P.J. [411] Somalia Salsola dendroides var. africana K000353568 No
Feb 10, 1971 Edwards, D.C. [2974] Kenya Salsola dendroides var. africana K000353566 No
Agnew, A.D.Q.; Timberlake, J.R. [11151] Kenya Salsola dendroides var. africana K000353555 No
Tweedie, E.M. [2161] Kenya Salsola dendroides var. africana K:SPC-03660.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [18942] Kenya Salsola dendroides var. africana K000353559 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B.; Erens, J. [1239] Kenya Salsola dendroides var. africana K000353562 No
Garah, C.N. [218] Kenya Salsola dendroides var. africana K000353571 No
Bally; Smith, A.R. [14415] Kenya Salsola dendroides var. africana K000353553 No
Hemming, C.F. [3142] Kenya Salsola dendroides var. africana K000353558 No
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [768] Kenya Salsola dendroides var. africana K000353554 No
Edwards, D.C. [40] Kenya Salsola dendroides var. africana K000353564 No
Hemming, C.F. [2] Kenya Salsola dendroides var. africana K000353569 No
Buechner, H.K. [7] Kenya Salsola dendroides var. africana K000353557 No

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

    • 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