Plantaginaceae
Poskea

Poskea africana Vatke

First published in Linnaea 43: 321 (1882)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Somalia. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Type
N2, “Ahl” Mts, “Damalle”, Hildebrandt 848 (BM K iso.).
Morphology General Habit
Slender shrub or subshrub, 0.3–1 m tall; stems with ± spreading eglandular hairs and usually also long glandular hairs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves ± broadly elliptic to ovate, obovate or suborbicular, up to 14 mm long including up to 3 mm long petiole, up to 8.5 mm wide, with indumentum of ± spreading hairs on both surfaces
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Spikes c. 2.5–5 x 0.7–0.8 cm; bracts lanceolate-ovate, 1–1.5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 2–2.5 mm long with 0.8–1 mm long teeth
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla white, 4–5 mm long.
Distribution
N2, 3 not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude range 1000–1250 m.
Vernacular
Kabagoes (Somali).
[FSOM]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

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

  • 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

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • 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