Xylocalyx asper
Appearance
Xylocalyx asper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Orobanchaceae |
Genus: | Xylocalyx |
Species: | X. asper
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Binomial name | |
Xylocalyx asper |
Xylocalyx asper is a species of plant in the family Orobanchaceae.[2] It is a subshrub endemic to the islands of Socotra and Samhah in Yemen's Socotra Archipelago. It grows on coastal plains and dry foothills, and less commonly on limestone plateaus (Ras Geridihon), from sea level to 600 metres elevation. It grows at lower elevations than X. aculeolatus.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Miller, A. (2004). "Xylocalyx asper". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T45036A10975212. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45036A10975212.en. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Xylocalyx asper Balf.f." Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 1, 2020.