Andrachne schweinfurthii
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| Andrachne schweinfurthii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Andrachne |
| Species: | A. schweinfurthii |
| Binomial name | |
| Andrachne schweinfurthii (Balf.f.) Radcl-Sm. (1971) | |
| Varieties[2] | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Securinega schweinfurthii Balf.f. | |
Andrachne schweinfurthii is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae.[2] 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.[1]
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.[2]