Biology:Tephrosia socotrana

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Short description: Species of legume

Tephrosia socotrana
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Tephrosia
Species:
T. socotrana
Binomial name
Tephrosia socotrana
M.Thulin

Tephrosia socotrana is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae.

Distribution

The plant is endemic to the East African island of Socotra in the Red Sea, that is politically a territory within West Asian Yemen.

Its natural habitat is rocky areas on the island.

Conservation

Tephrosia socotrana is an IUCN Red List vulnerable species

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5235939 entry