Libinhania sphaerocephala

Last updated

Libinhania sphaerocephala
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Libinhania
Species:
L. sphaerocephala
Binomial name
Libinhania sphaerocephala
(Balf.f.) N.Kilian, Galbany, Oberpr. & A.G.Mill.
Synonyms [2]
  • Helichrysum sphaerocephalumBalf.f.

Libinhania sphaerocephala, synonym Helichrysum sphaerocephalum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Socotra. [2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rocky areas. [1]

Related Research Articles

Ayenia asplundii is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, from sea level to 2,000 meters elevation.

Melhania milleri is listed in the 2004 IUCN Red List as a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, endemic to Socotra, with its natural habitats being subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. As of March 2023, the species was not listed by the International Plant Names Index, nor by other taxonomic databases such as Plants of the World Online.

<i>Libinhania acicularis</i> Species of flowering plant

Libinhania acicularis, synonym Helichrysum aciculare, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It lives only in Socotra. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.

Libinhania arachnoides, synonym Helichrysum arachnoides, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the islands of Socotra and Samhah in Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

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.

Helichrysum biafranum is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Helichrysum cameroonense is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

<i>Helichrysum mannii</i> Species of flowering plant

Helichrysum mannii is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

<i>Libinhania nimmoana</i> Species of flowering plant

Libinhania nimmoana, synonym Helichrysum nimmoanum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

<i>Libinhania rosulata</i> Species of flowering plant

Libinhania rosulata, synonym Helichrysum rosulatum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Socotra. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.

Helichrysum sp. nov. B is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas.

<i>Libinhania suffruticosa</i> Species of flowering plant

Libinhania suffruticosa, synonym Helichrysum suffruticosum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Socotra. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

<i>Hypericum tortuosum</i> Species of plant

Hypericum tortuosum is a species of flowering plant in the genus Hypericum. It is found only in Socotra, Yemen, where it is endemic. The species is an apomorphic relative of the other Socotran species in Hypericum sect. Triadenioides and is most closely related to Hypericum scopulorum. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Leucas virgata is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is found only in Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Ballochia atrovirgata is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

<i>Boswellia socotrana</i> Species of flowering plant

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.

<i>Euphorbia beharensis</i> Species of flowering plant

Euphorbia beharensis is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

<i>Euphorbia decaryi</i> Species of flowering plant

Euphorbia decaryi is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Justicia rigida is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is a subshrub endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

Libinhania is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Somalia and Socotra. The genus was established in 2017, as a result of a molecular phylogenetic study, which showed that a number of species endemic to Socotra, some of which had been placed in the genus Helichrysum, formed a clade that did not belong in that genus.

References

  1. 1 2 Miller, A. (2004). "Helichrysum sphaerocephalum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T44843A10952807. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44843A10952807.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Libinhania sphaerocephala (Balf.f.) N.Kilian, Galbany, Oberpr. & A.G.Mill". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-03-31.