Fabaceae
Argyrolobium

Argyrolobium confertum Polhill

First published in Kew Bull. 22: 166 (1968)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to N. Somalia, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

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]

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

Type
N1, 35 km NW of “Borama”, Bally 9982 (K holo.)
Morphology General Habit
Perennial with numerous procumbent or ascending stems, 10–15(–35) cm long; stems densely silvery tomentose
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets elliptic-obovate to obovate, up to 5–10 x 3–5 mm, usually densely silvery pilose; petiole 1–3(–4) mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers 1–2(–3), leaf-opposed on a rhachis up to 5(–15) mm long or practically lacking
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 6–8 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla 7–8 mm long, yellow
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod up to 20–24 x 3–3.5 mm, with the valves transversely constricted between the seeds, pilose, 7–9-seeded.
Distribution
N1, 3; Eritrea, Ethiopia, Arabia
Ecology
Altitude range 1100–1680 m.
[FSOM]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Somalia-Masai woodland, Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket, Afromontane grassland, Afromontane(upland) bushland and thicket.
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb
[ILDIS]

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

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/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