Mollugo brasiliensis sp. nov. (Molluginaceae) from eastern Brazil

The new species Mollugo brasiliensis Thulin & Harley, a perennial viscous herb with 6–8 stamens, few‐seeded capsules and tuberculate seeds, is described from eastern Brazil. It is compared primarily with the two other native members of Molluginaceae previously known from Brazil, M. verticillata L. and Glischrothamnus ulei Pilger.     

A new species of Polycarpaea (Caryophyllaceae) from Somalia

The new species Polycarpaea basaltica , from an area of basalt rocks at the coast of northern Somalia, is described and illustrated.     

A new species of Rhytidocaulon (Apocynaceae) from Somalia

Rhytidocaulon baricum, sp. nov., from open rocky limestone slopes in northeastern Somalia, is described and illustrated.     

A new species of Scutellaria (Lamiaceae) from Somalia

The new species Scutellaria somalensis, from limestone slopes in north-eastem Somalia, is described and illustrated.     

A new species of Croton (Euphorbiaceae) from Somalia

Croton crispatus , sp. nov., from Acacia-Commiphora bushland on sand in central Somalia, is described and illustrated.     

A new species of Otostegia (Lamiaceae) from Somalia

A new species from gypsum plains in northern Somalia, Otostegia ericoidea Ryding is described and illustrated.     

A new species of Wellstedia (Boraginaceae) from Somalia

The new species Wellstedia robusta , from mountain ridges and slopes south-west of Qandala in north-eastern Somalia, is described and illustrated.     

A new species of Xylocalyx (Scrophulariaceae) from Somalia

Xylocalyx carteriae sp. nov. from central Somalia is described and illustrated. The hygrochasy in this species as well as in Xylocalyx in general is pointed out.     

A new species of Zehneria (Cucurbitaceae) from Somalia

The new species Zehneria somalensis , from shady limestone rocks in north-eastem Somalia, is described and illustrated.     

A new species of Kleinia (Asteraceae) from Somalia

The new species Kleinia caespitosa, from crevices in limestone rocks at 1850–1900 m in northern Somalia, is described and illustrated. It is compared to the widespread and sympatric K. grantii, as well as to K. saginata in Oman.     

A new species of Cyphostemma (Vitaceae) from Somalia

Cyphostemma cornus-africani , sp. nov., from rocky limestone slopes in north-eastern Somalia, is described and illustrated.     

A new species of Phyllanthus (Euphorbiaceae) from Somalia

Phyllanthus lunifolius sp. nov., a completely prostrate dwarf shrub from limestone rocks in the coastal part of central Somalia, is described and illustrated.     

A new species of Farsetia (Brassicaceae) from Somalia

Farsetia frutkans , sp. nov., from a limestone escarpment of NE Somalia is described and illustrated.     

A new species of Microcharis (Leguminosae) from Somalia

The new species Microcharis omissa , from the sandstone escarpment near Yasoomman in central Somalia, is described. This apparently narrow endemic is closely related to M. sessilis in north-eastem Somalia.     

A new species of Nesaea (Lythraceae) from Somalia

Nesaea petrensis sp. nov., from seepage areas on granitic outcrops in the Bay Region of southern Somalia, is described and illustrated.     

A new species of Hibiscus (Malvaceae) from Somalia

Hibiscus ceratophorus , sp. nov. in H . sect. Furcaria , from coastal and subcoastal dunes in southern Somalia, is described and illustrated.     

A new species of Atriplex (Chenopodiaceae) from Somalia

Atriplex erigavoensis , a new species from gypsum silt in northern Somalia, is described and illustrated. It is distinctive particularly by the dorsal appendages of the female bracteoles that look like an extra pair of small bracteoles.     

A new species of Asparagus (Asparagaceae) from Somalia

Asparagus brachiatus , a new unarmed species from limestone rocks in north-eastern Somalia, is described, illustrated, and compared with A. leptocladodius and A. africanus.     

A new species of Campylanthus (Scrophulariaceae) from Somalia

Campylanthus reconditus sp. nov., from limestone hills in north-eastern Somalia, is described and illustrated.     

A new species of Waltheria (Sterculiaceae) from Somalia

Waltheria laxa , sp. nov., is described from near Mogadishu in south-central Somalia. The species seems to be unique in the mainly neotropical genus Waltheria in its free stamens. It is also unusual in its comparatively long-pedicelled flowers with a distinctly stipitate ovary.