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Barleria compacta: a new species in Barleria sect. Prionitis (Acanthaceae) from Somalia

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Following a re-examination of the material treated under Barleria brevispina (Fiori) Hedrén in the recent Flora of Somalia account of the Acanthaceae, it is concluded that two distinct species are involved and Barleria compacta Malombe & I. Darbysh. is described here from north-eastern Somalia. Its affinities and conservation status are discussed.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Juliet Williamson for the excellent illustration, Katherine Challis for translating the Latin diagnosis and Mikael Hedrén and an anonymous reviewer for comments on an earlier draft of the manuscript. Stefan Ekman (UPS) and Mauro Raffaelli (FT) are thanked for the loan of material from their respective institutions. Research at EA in July/August 2008 was supported by the Bentham-Moxon Trust; I.D. would like to thank Geoffrey Mwachala for providing access to the collections at that institution during this visit.

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  1. East African Herbarium, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 45166, 00100, Nairobi, Kenya

    Itambo Malombe

  2. Herbarium, Library, Art & Archives, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, UK

    Iain Darbyshire

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Malombe, I., Darbyshire, I. Barleria compacta: a new species in Barleria sect. Prionitis (Acanthaceae) from Somalia. Kew Bull 65, 443–447 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-010-9226-z

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