Calligonum bakuense
Appearance
Calligonum bakuense | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Polygonaceae |
Subfamily: | Polygonoideae |
Genus: | Calligonum |
Species: | C. bakuense
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Binomial name | |
Calligonum bakuense |
Calligonum bakuense is a species of Calligonum shrub, endemic to Azerbaijan.[1] It has pinkish flowers and grows on coastal sands along the Caspian shore, reaching 1.5 m in height.[1] The habitat is limited to the Absheron Peninsula.[2] The specific epithet bakuense is derived from Baku.
The species is listed in the 1989 Red Book of Azerbaijan and in the 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Гречишные - обитатели пустынь (in Russian). Rare-plants.net. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Azeri, Chirag & Gunashli Full Field Development Phase 1 Environmental & Socio-economic Impact Assessment" (PDF). BP. November 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2014.