Launaea socotrana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Launaea |
Species: | L. socotrana |
Binomial name | |
Launaea socotrana N.Kilian | |
Launaea socotrana is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the islands of Socotra and Samhah in Yemen.
Crotalaria socotrana is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to north-central Socotra in Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Tephrosia socotrana is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae.
Launaea crepoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in on the islands of Socotra and Samhah in Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Launaea rhynchocarpa is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the islands of Socotra and Abd al Kuri in Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Farsetia socotrana is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is found only on Socotra in Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Hemicrambe socotrana, synonym Nesocrambe socotrana, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is found only on "an inhospitable and windswept ridge at the western end of Soqotra", Yemen. It is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.
Begonia socotrana is a species of plant in the family Begoniaceae. It is endemic to north-central Socotra. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rocky areas. Due to its winter-blooming tendency, it has been used in begonia hybridization efforts.
Boswellia socotrana is a species of plant in the Burseraceae family. It is endemic to Socotra, Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Euphorbia socotrana is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is a tree or shrub endemic to Soqotra in Yemen.
Gnidia socotrana is a species of plant in the Thymelaeaceae family. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Iphigenia socotrana is a species of plant in the family Colchicaceae. It is endemic to the island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean, part of the Republic of Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas.
Kraussia socotrana is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Socotra, Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas. The type was collected from Wadi Irih on the Nogad Plain.
Priva socotrana is a species of plant in the family Verbenaceae. It is endemic to Yemen.
Pyrostria socotrana is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the Socotra archipelago, which is part of Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Thamnosma socotrana is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Turraea socotrana is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.
Wellstedia socotrana is a species of plant in the family Boraginaceae. It is endemic to Yemen.
Cyanixia is a genus of plants in the Iridaceae, first described in 2003. It contains only one known species, Cyanixia socotrana, a perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plant species endemic to the Island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean, part of the Republic of Yemen.
Senna sophera is a shrub or tree in the bean family Fabaceae. It is now widespread in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, but is believed to be native to tropical America. Originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 as Cassia sophera, it has acquired a large number of synonyms. Vernacular names include algarrobilla, baner, kasunda, kasaundi (Hindi) and kolkasunda (Bengali).. This tree is called Gnazhar tree in Tamil. The flower of this tree has been extensively referred in poems of Sangam Tamil litterature.
Plumbago socotrana is a small shrub growing up to 2m tall, rather glaucous and covered in white mealy powder. It has yellow flowers.