Plumbago socotrana

Plumbago socotrana (synonym Dyerophytum socotranum) is a small shrub growing up to 2m tall, rather glaucous and covered in white mealy powder. It has yellow flowers.

Clade:Embryophytes

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

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Plumbago socotrana
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Plumbaginaceae
Genus:	Plumbago
Species:	P. socotrana
Binomial name
Plumbago socotrana Balf.f. ined.
Synonyms[2][1]
Dyerophytum socotranum (Gibs. ex Wight) Kutze Dyerophytum indicum var. socotrana (Wight) Kuntze Vogelia indica var. socotrana Balf.f. (1884)

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