• Source: Andrachne schweinfurthii

Andrachne schweinfurthii is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is a subshrub native to Somalia and to the island of Socotra, which is part of Yemen. Its natural habitats are tropical dry forests and woodlands and rocky areas.
It is a perennial herb or subshrub with stems to 45 cm long, slender and often trailing. All parts of the plant parts glabrous. It sometimes flowers in the first year.




Varieties


Two varieties are accepted.

Andrachne schweinfurthii var. papillosa Radcl.-Sm. – endemic to Socotra, where it grows among rocks, both limestone and granite, in semi-deciduous woodland near the Muqadrihon Pass from 450 to 500 metres elevation.
Andrachne schweinfurthii var. schweinfurthii (synonym Andrachne somalensis Pax) – native to Somalia and Socotra.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Flora Lebanon
• Andrachne schweinfurthii
• Andrachne
• Securinega
• List of endemic plants of Socotra
• List of IUCN Red List Vulnerable plants
• Flora of Lebanon
• List of Southern African indigenous trees and woody lianes