Croton socotranus

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Croton socotranus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Croton
Species:
C. socotranus
Binomial name
Croton socotranus
Synonyms [2]

Croton pachycladosRadcl.-Sm.

Croton socotranus is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to Socotra. [2] A shrub, it is dominant in the meterhel croton shrubland, co-dominant in the shirmihin d'efer mixed deciduous shrubland, and is found in many other shrubland biotopes. [3]

Subtaxa

The following subtaxa are accepted: [2]

References

  1. Miller, A. (2004). "Croton socotranus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004 e.T30421A9547642. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T30421A9547642.en . Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Croton socotranus Balf.f." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. Habrová, Hana; Buček, Antonín (2013). "Overview of Biotope Types of Socotra Island". Journal of Landscape Ecology. 6 (3): 60–83. doi: 10.2478/jlecol-2014-0004 . S2CID   84041759.