Calliandra (Leguminosae) in continental Africa
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Nordic Journal of Botany
- Vol. 1 (1) , 27-34
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-1051.1981.tb01029.x
Abstract
The mainly neotropical genus Calliandra Benth. (Leguminosae–Mimosoideae–Ingeae) is reported for the first time as native in continental Africa. There are two species known, C. gilbertii Thulin & Hunde sp. nov. in E Kenya and Somalia and C. redacta (J. H. Ross) Thulin & Hunde comb. nov. in South Africa near the Namibia border. On pollen morphological grounds they are supposed to be most related to certain neotropical species but the pollen does not agree entirely with any previously known group of the genus. The distribution of C gilbertii and C. redacta stresses the phytogeographical link between the arid zones of northern and southern Africa.Keywords
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