Kraussia socotrana
| Kraussia socotrana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Kraussia |
| Species: | K. socotrana |
| Binomial name | |
| Kraussia socotrana Bridson (1995) | |
Kraussia socotrana is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is endemic to Socotra, Yemen.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas. The type was collected from Wadi Irih on the Nogad Plain.[1]
It is a shrub up to 1m tall. The leaves are elliptic to oblong-elliptic, rounded to obtuse at the apex and rounded to cuneate at the base. Domatia are absent and the petioles are up to 5mm long. Flowers are carried in 3 to 8-flowered cymes. They are white, sometimes pink on the outside, forming a tube 6 to 7mm long.[1]
Source
- 1 2 3 Bridson, Diane M. (1995). "A new Kraussia from Socotra". Kew Bulletin 50 (4): 773–776. doi:10.2307/4110238. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- Miller, A. 2004. Kraussia socotrana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
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