Publication: Webbia 59(2): 289 (285-291; fig. 1). 2004
Description
On the basis of morphology and distribution, the carallumas with creamy-white flowers distributed along the coastal area of Dhofar, considered by Bruins & Jonkers as a form of Caralluma flava N.E. Br. (syn: Desmidorchis flavus (N.E. Br.) Meve & Liede), have been recognized as a new species under the name Desmidorchis tardellii sp. nov.
Origin and Habitat
Oman (Arabian Peninsula, Asia-Temperate)
Type Locality: Coastal plain, wadi at west of Salalah in front of Raysut, 30 m (Latitude 16° 58’ N, Longitude 53° 58’ E)
Bibliography
Major references and further lectures
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S. Mosti & M. Raffaelli “Desmidorchis tardellii (Asclepiadaceae), a new species from Dhofar, southern Oman” Webbia: Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Geography Volume 59, Issue 2, 2004
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2S. Mosti, M. Raffaelli & M. Tardelli “Le succulente del Dhofar [I] ~ The Succulents of Dhofar [I]” CACTUS & Co. vol. 9 nr. 4 (2005)
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