Section of tropical taxonomy: Seven new species and one new record of Polygala (Polygalaceae) from Somalia |
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Authors: | Mats Thulin |
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Institution: | Dept of Systematic Botany, Univ. of Uppsala, Box 541, S-751 21 Uppsala, Sweden. |
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Abstract: | The following new species are described: Polygala gypsophila (northern, central and southern Somalia, on gypsum), P. bariensis (northern Somalia, on limestone), P. hamarensis (coastal dunes near Mogadishu), P. argentea (central Somalia, on limestone near coast), P. gawenensis (central Somalia, on limestone), P. effusa (central Somalia and eastern Ethiopia, on sand), P. citrina (southern Somalia, on granitic outcrops). P. meonantha is reported for the first time from Somalia. |
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