Halothamnus somalensis

Halothamnus somalensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Salsoloideae
Tribus: Salsoleae
Genus: Halothamnus
Sectio: Halothamnus sect. Halothamnus
Species: Halothamnus somalensis
Varietates: H. s. var. papillosus – H. s. var. somalensis

Name

Halothamnus somalensis (N.E.Br.) Botsch., Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 18: 151. (1981)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Salsola somalensis N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909(2): 50. (1909)
    • Type: British Somaliland, Drake-Brockman 484. Holotype: K K000244001.
• Heterotypic
  • Salsola bottae (Jaub. & Spach) Boiss. var. faurotii Franchet, J. Bot. (Morot) 1,9: 134. (1887)
    • Type: Plantes d'Obock, golfe de Fadjourah. Faurot s.n. Holotype: P P032606.
  • Salsola bottae (Jaub. & Spach) Boiss. var. farinulenta Chiov., Ann. Bot. (Rome) 9,2: 131. (1911)
    • Type: Somalia, lungo il fiume Webi, VII-VIII, 1891, Robecchi-Bricchetti s.n. Holotype: FT FT000981.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Northeast Tropical Africa Djibouti, E-Ethiopia, Somalia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Botschantzev, V.P. 1981. Revisio generis Halothamnus Jaub. et Spach (Chenopodiaceae). Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 18: 146–176. (Russian) Reference page. : 151.
• Brown, N.E. 1909. Diagnoses Africanae: XXVII. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1909(2): 47–53. JSTOR BHL Reference page. : 50.
• Chiovenda, E. 1911. Plantae novae vel minus notae e regione aethiopica. Annali di Botanica. Roma 9(1): 51–85 (BHL), (2): 125–152 (BHL). Reference page. :131
• Franchet, A.R. 1887. Plantes du voyage au golfe de Tadjourah, recueillies par M.L. Faurot. Journal de Botanique (Morot) 1: 117–123, 134–136. BHL Reference page. : 134.

Additional references

• Kothe-Heinrich, G. 1993. Revision der Gattung Halothamnus (Chenopodiaceae). Dissertation Kassel 1992. Bibliotheca Botanica 143. Schweizerbart, Stuttgart. ISBN 978-3-510-48014-2. 176 pp. Reference page. : 49–53, fig. 15, photo A1a.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Halothamnus somalensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Halothamnus somalensis. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 27 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Halothamnus somalensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Halothamnus somalensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Mar. 2019.

Vernacular names

• Somalia: Gowsa-madowbeyi, Goso-mudo-weyi, Gusomadobeye, Gosama do beya, Mirgi-edalis, Mimou
• Djibouti: Yagali

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