Fabaceae
Paracalyx

Paracalyx somalorum (Vierh.) Ali

First published in Univ. Stud. (Karachi) 5: 95 (1968)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Somalia. It grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Climbing/Not climbing, Herb
[ILDIS]

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

Morphology Stem
Stems twining or climbing, tomentose, glabrescent
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets broadly ovate or rhombic, up to 35 x 40 mm, acute, tomentose on both sides
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx up to 45 mm long in fruit, tomentose and gland-dotted; lowermost lobe c. twice as long as the upper
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Standard yellow, c. 15–20 mm long, tomentose
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod c. 12 x 7 mm, with glands and dense pubescence of short and long hairs.
Distribution
N1; E Ethiopia
Ecology
Altitude c. 1170 m.
Vernacular
Hayab (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

  • 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