Fabaceae
Abrus

Abrus gawenensis Thulin

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 14: 56 (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

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Indeterminate
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Climbing, 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: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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

Type
C1, E of Gawen, 29–30 km on road between Hobyo and Wisil, Thulin & Abdi Dahir 6664 (UPS holo., K iso.)
Morphology General Habit
Woody climber up to c. 3 m high; young stems sparsely pubescent with appressed white hairs
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets 8–12, elliptic-oblong, rounded and mucronate at the apex, 5–11 x 2.5–5 mm, appressed pubescent on both surfaces, venation raised and prominent above
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences to 10 cm long including peduncle
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 3–3.5 mm long, denticulate, pubescent with white hairs 0.1–0.2 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla pale blue, 10–11.5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod oblong, 3.5–4.5 x 1 cm, with a downcurved beak, pubescent with white appressed hairs
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 4–6, greenish, compressed, c. 4.8 x 4.8 mm.
Distribution
C1 not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude range 100–200 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

  • 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