A New Species of Limeum from Somaliland

Abstract

The genus Limeum L. (Aizoaceae) 'has, owing to the efforts of H. C. Friedrich, been reduced to a commendably tidy state but new species continue to be discovered, two very distinct ones having been described2,3 since the publication of the monograph. Yet another distinct new species has been collected in north-east tropical Africa. Working in Africa where no authentic material of L. pterocarpum (Gay) Heimerl was available, I tentatively assigned the plant described below to that species. Comparison with the abundant material of Gay's species preserved at Kew showed numerous differences and Mr. Jeffrey agrees with me that it is a new plant.