Aloe nugalensis sp. nov. (Asphodelaceae), a new gypsum endemic from northeastern Somalia |
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| Authors: | Mats Thulin |
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| Affiliation: | Dept of Systematic Biology, EBC, Uppsala Univ., Norbyv?gen 18D, SE‐752 36 Uppsala, Sweden. |
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| Abstract: | The new species Aloe nugalensis Thulin, a shrubby plant with long, drooping leaves and a drooping, branched inflorescence with long‐pedicellate orange red flowers, is described from a gypsum hill in the Nugaal valley of northeastern Somalia. The only known material is an individual grown in the Botanical Garden of Uppsala University from seeds collected in Nov 1985 that first flowered in Feb 2011. |
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