Plocama thymoides

Species of plant

Plocama thymoides
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Plocama
Species:
P. thymoides
Binomial name
Plocama thymoides
(Balf.f.) M.Backlund & Thulin (2007)
Synonyms[2]
  • Gaillonia thymoides Balf.f. (1882)
  • Neogaillonia thymoides (Balf.f.) Lincz. (1973)

Plocama thymoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae.[2] It is a subshrub or shrub endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen.[2] It grows in semi-deciduous woodland on the limestone plateau and escarpment above Qalansiyah in northwestern Socotra from 350 to 700 metres elevation. It is listed as an endangered species by the IUCN under the basionym Gaillonia thymoides.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Miller, A. (2004). "Gaillonia thymoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T45019A10972893. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45019A10972893.en. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Plocama thymoides (Balf.f.) M.Backlund & Thulin". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Plocama thymoides
Gaillonia thymoides
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