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New species of Caralluma and Ceropegia (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae-Ceropegieae) from eastern Ethiopia

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One species of Caralluma, C. wilhelmii Thulin, and two species of Ceropegia, C. kaariyei Thulin and C. gypsophila Thulin, from the Somali National Regional State (Ogaden) of Ethiopia, are described and illustrated. Caralluma wilhelmii is compared with the eastern African C. priogonium K. Schum. and its relatives, whereas Ceropegia kaariyei is compared with C. laikipiensis Masinde from Kenya. Ceropegia gypsophila is closely related to and compared with C. sandersonii Decne. ex Hook. f. in southern Africa.

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I am grateful to Friedrich Wilhelmi and Hassan Yusuf Kaariye at the Dibatag Field Research Project of Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation (Sheikh Saoud Mohd. Bin Ali Al-Thani) for assistance in the field, to the Swedish Research Council for financial support, to Margaret Tebbs for the illustrations, and to Mike Gilbert for comments on an earlier version of the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Systematic Biology, EBC, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18D, SE-752 36, Uppsala, Sweden

    Mats Thulin

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Thulin, M. New species of Caralluma and Ceropegia (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae-Ceropegieae) from eastern Ethiopia. Kew Bull 64, 477–483 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-009-9125-3

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