Melhania orriana (Malvaceae, Dombeyoideae), a new species from Somalia

Authors: Dorr, Laurence J. Country: Somalia DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.263.163436 Published: Jan. 1, 2025 Source: PhytoKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Dombeyoideae · Topics: Plant Diversity and Evolution, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

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Melhania orriana Dorr, sp. nov., is described and illustrated. It is known only from central and southern Somalia at low elevations. The new species is morphologically similar to M. stipulosa J.R.I. Wood, which was described from Yemen and occurs in Ethiopia and Somalia at high elevations.

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