Fabaceae
Abrus

Abrus somalensis Taub.

First published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(3): 355 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia. It is a 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, above “Mait”, Hildebrandt 1391 (?B holo., destr.)
Morphology General Habit
Woody climber to c. 1 m high; young stems densely pubescent with ± ferruginous subappressed hairs
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets 8–16, oblong, acute to rounded and mucronate at the apex, densely appressed pilose on both surfaces, venation somewhat raised
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences short, pedunculate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 3 mm long, denticulate, pubescent with appressed ± ferruginous hairs c. 0.4 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla yellowish, 9–10 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod unknown.
Distribution
N2 not known elsewhere. A poorly known species, so far only collected on the escarpment between Maydh and Cerigaabo.
Ecology
Altitude range 400–1000 m.
[FSOM]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Indeterminate
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Climbing, Herb/Shrub
[ILDIS]

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: confident
[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

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • 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