Plumbago pendula

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Plumbago pendula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Plumbago
Species:
P. pendula
Binomial name
Plumbago pendula
Synonyms[2]
  • Dyerophytum pendulum (Balf.f.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Vogelia pendula Balf.f. (1883)

Plumbago pendula is a species of flowering plant in the genus Plumbago. It is a shrub or tree endemic to north-central Socotra, an island which is part of Yemen.[2] It grows in dry deciduous montane woodland and shrubland, often on cliffs, from 600 to 1,000 meters elevation. Trees are generally scattered and solitary, and the species has a limited range. It is assessed as vulnerable by the IUCN.[1]

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