| Tephrosia socotrana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Tephrosia |
| Species: | T. socotrana |
| Binomial name | |
| Tephrosia socotrana M.Thulin | |
Tephrosia socotrana is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae.
The plant is endemic to the East African island of Socotra in the Red Sea, that is politically a territory within West Asian Yemen.
Its natural habitat is rocky areas on the island.
Tephrosia socotrana is an IUCN Red List vulnerable species
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 odorata is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Launaea socotrana is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Yemen.
Farsetia socotrana is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is found only 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.
Boswellia nana is a species of plant in the Burseraceae family endemic to the Yemeni island of Socotra. They are small trees or shrubs, sometimes so bent that they are lying nearly horizontal to the ground.
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 endemic to Soqotra, Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
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.
Kohautia socotrana is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Socotra island of Yemen, off the coast of Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
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.
Secamone socotrana is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to the Socotra Islands in the Republic of Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and 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.
Wellstedia socotrana is a species of plant in the family Boraginaceae. It is endemic to Yemen.
Dendrosicyos is a monotypic genus in the plant family Cucurbitaceae. The only species is Dendrosicyos socotranus, the cucumber tree. The species is endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen, and is the only species in the Cucurbitaceae to grow in a tree form. The species name was originally spelled D. socotrana, but this is corrected to masculine grammatical gender according to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants.
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).
Commiphora socotrana is a species of flowering plant in the incense tree family Burseraceae, native to Socotra. A shrub or small tree, it is dominant in the laakam myrrh tree shrubland and is found in many other woodland and shrubland biotopes.
