Kraussia socotrana
Kraussia socotrana is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. 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]
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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]
Sources
- Bridson, Diane M. (1995). "A new Kraussia from Socotra". Kew Bulletin. 50 (4): 773–776. doi:10.2307/4110238. JSTOR 4110238.
- Miller, A. (2004). "Kraussia socotrana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T45022A10973878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45022A10973878.en. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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