Plumbago pendula

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
  • 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. 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.

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