Eureiandra balfourii | |
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Eureiandra balfourii above | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
Genus: | Eureiandra |
Species: | E. balfourii |
Binomial name | |
Eureiandra balfourii | |
Eureiandra balfourii is a species of plant in the family Cucurbitaceae. [2] It is endemic to Socotra in Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological species. A series of Regional Red Lists, which assess the risk of extinction to species within a political management unit, are also produced by countries and organizations.
Euclea, from the Greek eukleia meaning "glory and fame", denotes a group of flowering plants in the Ebenaceae or ebony family. They were described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1774. The genus includes evergreen trees and shrubs, native to Africa, the Comoro Islands and Arabia. Several species are used for timber, producing a hard, dark heartwood timber similar to ebony.
Menispermaceae is a family of flowering plants. The alkaloid tubocurarine, a neuromuscular blocker and the active ingredient in the 'tube curare' form of the dart poison curare, is derived from the South American liana Chondrodendron tomentosum. Several other South American genera belonging to the family have been used to prepare the 'pot' and 'calabash' forms of curare. The family contains 78 genera with some 440 species, which are distributed throughout low-lying tropical areas with some species present in temperate and arid regions.
Paracalyx balfourii is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to Socotra and Samhah in the Socotra Archipelago of Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and rocky areas.
Paracalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes five species of herbs native to northeastern Africa and Socotra, and the Indian subcontinent and Indochina. Typical habitats are seasonally-dry tropical forest, woodland, thicket, bushland and scrub, often along watercourses and in rocky areas.
Libinhania balfourii, synonym Helichrysum balfourii, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Socotra. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Hypericum balfourii is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae. It is endemic to Socotra, an island archipelago that is part of Yemen. It grows in mountain shrubland dominated by Cephalocroton. It is usually found on granite terrain above 600 meters in elevation.
Hypericum scopulorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae. It is endemic to Socotra, an island archipelago that is part of Yemen. It is a common plant in shrubland habitat, and it is a dominant species in some areas along with Cephalocroton and another local endemic, Libinhania rosulata.
Teucrium balfourii is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is found only in the Socotra Islands, part of the nation of Yemen. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.
Campanula balfourii is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae. It is endemic to northeastern Socotra, Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Helicia is a genus of 110 species of trees and shrubs, constituting part of the plant family Proteaceae. They grow naturally in rainforests throughout tropical South and Southeast Asia, including India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia to New Guinea and as far south as New South Wales.
Heliotropium balfourii is a species of plant in the family Boraginaceae. It is endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Oldenlandia balfourii is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Pandanus balfourii, also known as Vakwa bordmer, is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, one of four Pandanus species that are endemic to the Seychelles.
Pandanus multispicatus is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, one of several Pandanus species that are endemic to the Seychelles.
Pandanus sechellarum is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is one of five species of Pandanus that are endemic to Seychelles.
Polycarpaea balfourii is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is endemic to Socotra in Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas.
Tragia balfourii is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Socotra in Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Impatiens balfourii is a species of the genus Impatiens known by the common names Balfour's touch-me-not, Kashmir balsam, and poor man's orchid. It belongs to the family Balsaminaceae.
Carex balfourii is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to northern parts of Réunion.