- Family: Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
- Genus: Helichrysum Mill.
Helichrysum erigavoanum Mesfin & T.Reilly
- Genus: Helichrysum Mill.
This species is accepted, and its native range is Somalia.
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Type
- N2, “Surud” range N of “Erigavo”, Gillett & Watson 23834 (K holo., EA iso.)
- Habit
- Woody herb to 10 cm high; stems one or several, spreading and ascending
- Leaves
- Leaves dense, marcescent leaves clothing the stem, grey-green or whitish, oblong, 1–1.5 cm long, 1–3 mm wide, obtuse, the dense tomentum forming a shiny continuous cover
- Inflorescences
- Capitula in tight terminal clusters; involucre 4–7 mm long; phyllaries white, lanceolate, 3–5 mm long, the outermost pubescent
- Florets
- Florets pale yellow, 19–20, mostly bisexual but with 1–2 female marginal florets; 2.5–4.5 mm long
- Fruits
- Achenes cylindric, c. 1 mm long, papillose; pappus 2.5–3.2 mm long, subplumose near apex.
- Distribution
- N2 not known elsewhere.
- Ecology
- Altitude range 1900–2050 m.
- Note
- The protologue states that the capitula are homogamous, but a few female florets are present.
Native to:
Somalia
Helichrysum erigavoanum Mesfin & T.Reilly appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gillett, J.B. [238.34], Somalia | K000274446 | holotype |
First published in : 415 (1995)
Accepted by
- Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Literature
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by H. Beentje [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Somalia
Flora of Somalia
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