Fabaceae
Abrus

Abrus baladensis Thulin

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 14: 55 (1994)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia. It is a climber 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: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

International Legume Database and Information Service

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

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

Type
S2, 2–3 km on the road between Balcad and Mogadishu, Thulin 5674 (UPS holo., E K MOG iso.)
Morphology General Habit
Woody climber up to c. 3 m high; young stems densely pubescent with appressed to spreading ± ferruginous hairs
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets (14–)18–26, oblong, rounded and mucronate at the apex, 6–12 x 2–4.5 mm, appressed pilose on both surfaces, venation raised and prominent above
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences to 14 cm long including peduncle
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 3–3.5 mm long, denticulate, pubescent with appressed ± ferruginous hairs c. 0.4 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla lilac, 11–12.5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod oblong, 4–6 x 1–1.1 cm, with a downcurved beak, pubescent with white or ± ferruginous appressed hairs
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 5–7, immature ones greenish, compressed, 5.2–5.6 x 4.4–4.5 mm.
Distribution
S2 not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude range 130–150 m.
[FSOM]

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