| Plumbago socotrana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus: | Plumbago |
| Species: | P. socotrana |
| Binomial name | |
| Plumbago socotrana Balf.f. ined. | |
| Synonyms [2] [1] | |
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Plumbago socotrana (synonym Dyerophytum socotranum) is a small shrub growing up to 2m tall, rather glaucous and covered in white mealy powder. It has yellow flowers.
Plumbago socotrana is endemic to Socotra (Yemen). It lives in dry habitats on limestone cliffs, boulders and wadis from 30 to 650 meters elevation. [1]
Plumbago is a genus of 23 species of flowering plants in the family Plumbaginaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the world. Common names include plumbago and leadwort.
Plumbago pendula is a species of flowering plant in the genus Plumbago. It is a shrub or tree endemic to north-central Socotra, an island which is part of Yemen. It grows in dry deciduous montane woodland and shrubland, often on cliffs, from 600 to 1,000 meters elevation. Trees are generally scattered and solitary, and the species has a limited range. It is assessed as vulnerable by the IUCN.
Crotalaria socotrana is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Tephrosia socotrana is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae.
Launaea socotrana is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Yemen.
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.
Hypericum socotranum is a species of flowering plant in the Hypericaceae family which is endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and rocky areas.
Teucrium socotranum 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.
Begonia socotrana is a species of plant in the family Begoniaceae. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rocky areas.
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.
Erythroxylum socotranum is a species of plant. It is a part of the Erythroxylaceae family. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitat is rocky areas and is threatened by habitat loss.
Euphorbia socotrana is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Soqotra, Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Heliotropium socotranum is a species of plant in the family Boraginaceae. It is endemic to the island of Socotra. 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.
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.
Cynanchum socotranum, synonym Sarcostemma socotranum, is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Socotra Island, south of Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
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.
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).
