Convolvulus socotranus


Convolvulus socotranus is a species of plant in the family Convolvulaceae. It is endemic to Socotra. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Convolvulus socotranus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Convolvulus
Species:
C. socotranus
Binomial name
Convolvulus socotranus
Verdc.
Synonyms
  • Seddera fastigiata (Balf.f.) Verdc.

Musty and brown in colouration, the plant is tough and hardgoing, allowing it to flourish in dry shrublands.

References

  1. Miller, A. 2004. Seddera fastigiata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.


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