Plocama putorioides

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Plocama putorioides
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Plocama
Species:
P. putorioides
Binomial name
Plocama putorioides
(Radcl.-Sm.) M.Backlund & Thulin
Synonyms
  • Gaillonia putorioidesRadcl.-Sm.
  • Jaubertia putorioides(Radcl.-Sm.) Thulin
  • Neogaillonia putorioides(Radcl.-Sm.) Linchevskii

Plocama putorioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the Socotra archipelago of Yemen. [1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

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References

  1. "World Checklist of Rubiaceae" . Retrieved 17 November 2011.