Seddera arabica
Nomenclature
Seddera arabica (Forssk.) Choisy in DC., Prodr. 9(1845: 441). Type: Yemen, Taaes (Taizz), Forsskål (C,specimen not found). Neotype: Yemen, Jebel Ras,15 km NE of Hays, 1450 m, 8 April 1981, A. G. Miller& D. G. Long 3486 (neotype E, designated here) —see note on typification.
Cressa arabica Forssk. (1775: 54). Type and neotype asabove.
Breweria oxycarpa Hochst. ex A. Rich. (1851: 76). Type:Ethiopia, Tigray (TU): Meda, Adeganna, SchimperII: 1015 (holotype P, not seen; isotypes BM, K).
Seddera bottae Jaub. & Spach. (1852: 108, t. 371). Type:Yemen, Mt Maamaraz, Botta s.n. (holotype P).
Breweria somalensis Vatke (1882: 523). Type: Somalia,Maid, April 1875, Hildebrandt 1562 (isotype BM, K).
Breweria hispida Franch. (1882: 431). Type: northern Somalia,without precise locality, Revoil s.n. (holotype, P, not seen).
Seddera somalensis (Vatke) Hallier f. (1894: 90). Type asfor B. somalensis.
Seddera arabica var. macrophylla Di Capua (1904: 220).Types: Eritrea, EE: Habab, Mt Escille, Terracciano &Pappi 880 (syntype FT); Mensa, Da Bet Custan,Terracciano & Pappi 2260 (syntype FT).
Seddera arabica [var. microphylla Di Capua (1904: 220)]forma longipedunculata Di Capua (1904: 220). Types:Eritrea, EE: Samhar, Saati, Terracciano & Pappi 71(syntype FT); Habab, Mt Amba, Terracciano & Pappi649 (syntype FT); Habab, Mt Roret, Terracciano &Pappi 739 (syntype FT); Assaorta, Ras Ghedem,Terracciano & Pappi 18 (syntype FT).
Seddera arabica [var. microphylla Di Capua (1904: 220)]forma brevipedunculata Di Capua (1904: 220). Types:Eritrea, EE: Habab, Coga, Terracciano & Pappi 602;603 (syntypes FT); Habab, Nacfa, Terracciano &Pappi 909 (syntype FT).
Description
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Biogeography, Ecology and Natural History
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia,Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Egypt, Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
Coastal plains, Acacia woodland, evergreenbushland with Cadia and Dodonaea species, open scrubdominated by Dichrostachys cinerea and Acacia etbaica,dense bushland with Acacia senegal and Grewia specieson pebbly silt or clay loam, gravelly hill sides and rockyslopes; 60 – 2600 m.
Almost throughout the year.
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Conservation
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