Paraerva revoluta

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Paraerva revoluta
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Paraerva
Species:
P. revoluta
Binomial name
Paraerva revoluta
(Balf.f.) T.Hammer (2019)
Synonyms [2]
  • Aerva revolutaBalf.f. (1883)
  • Ouret revoluta(Balf.f.) Kuntze (1891)

Paraerva revoluta is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is a shrub endemic to the archipelago of Socotra, which is biogeographically part of East Africa and politically part of Yemen.

It grows in semi-deciduous and evergreen submontane woodlands on the granite slopes of the Hajhir Mountains, where it is locally common in clearings from 500 to 950 meters elevation, and occasionally as low as 250 meters. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Miller, A. (2004). "Aerva revoluta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T44754A10946301. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44754A10946301.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Paraerva revoluta (Balf.f.) T.Hammer. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 16 March 2024.