Lycium sokotranum

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Lycium sokotranum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Lycium
Species:
L. sokotranum
Binomial name
Lycium sokotranum
Wagner & Vierh.

Lycium sokotranum is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, that is endemic to the Socotra archipelago in the Indian Ocean (Yemen). It is a spiny, much-branched shrub that is <2 m tall. It is widespread and often abundant on coastal plains and limestone plateaus of Socotra and on the central plains of Abd al Kuri.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Miller, A. (2004). "Lycium sokotranum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T45037A10975264. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45037A10975264.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Miller, A. (2004). "Lycium sokotranum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T45037A10975264. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45037A10975264.en.