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New species melhania orriana is illustrated and found in southern Somalia, suggesting unique biodiversity.
Melhania orriana Dorr, sp. nov. , is described and illustrated. It is known only from central and southern Somalia at low elevations. The new species is morphologically similar to M. stipulosa J.R.I. Wood, which was described from Yemen and occurs in Ethiopia and Somalia at high elevations.
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Laurence J. Dorr (2025) studied this question.
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