Convolvulaceae
Seddera

Seddera hallieri Engl. & Pilg.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 41: 294 (1908)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Tropical Africa. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Sebsebe Demissew & R.R. Mill (2009). Revision of the genus Seddera (Convolvulaceae). Kew Bulletin 64: 197-233.
  • Thulin, M. et al. in Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Somalia 3: 221-258. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1957). Notes on East African Convolvulaceae (part I). Kew Bulletin 12: 334-347.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Al Khulaidi, A.W.A. in Al Khulaidi, A.W.A. (2012). Fl. Yemen Convolvulaceae + Cuscutaceae. Flora of Yemen: 73-76 + 80. EPA and UNDP, Republic of Yemen. [Cited as Seddera secundiflora.]
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps. [Cited as Seddera pedunculata.]
  • Wood, J.R.I. in Wood, J.R.I. (1997). Handb. Yemen Fl. Convolvulaceae. A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 230-236. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Seddera secundiflora Jaub. & Spach.]

Kew Bulletin

  • Pilger, R. K. F. (1908). Convolvulaceae Africanae. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 41: 3 – 297.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sebsebe Demissew & R.R. Mill (2009). Revision of the genus Seddera (Convolvulaceae). Kew Bulletin 64: 197-233.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by Sebsebe Demissew [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?
Aug 3, 2005 Ellenbeck [1916] Ethiopia K000405899 Type Yes

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 Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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