Kraussia socotrana explained

Kraussia socotrana is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Socotra, Yemen.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas. The type was collected from Wadi Irih on the Nogad Plain.[1]

It is a shrub up to 1m tall. The leaves are elliptic to oblong-elliptic, rounded to obtuse at the apex and rounded to cuneate at the base. Domatia are absent and the petioles are up to 5mm long. Flowers are carried in 3 to 8-flowered cymes. They are white, sometimes pink on the outside, forming a tube 6 to 7mm long.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Bridson . Diane M. . A new Kraussia from Socotra. Kew Bulletin . 1995 . 50 . 4 . 773–776 . 4110238 . 10.2307/4110238.