Vicia sinaica

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Vicia sinaica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Vicia
Species:
V. sinaica
Binomial name
Vicia sinaica

Vicia sinaica is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, endemic to the Sinai Peninsula. [1] A very rare therophyte found in plains, depressions, and wadis, it is believed to be extinct. [2]

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References

  1. "Vicia sinaica Boulos". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  2. El-Khalafy, Mohamed M.; Shaltout, Kamal H.; Ahmed, Dalia A. (2021). "Updating and assessing plant endemism in Egypt". Phytotaxa. 502 (3): 237–258. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.502.3.3. S2CID   236331868.