Lycium sokotranum is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, that is endemic to the Socotra archipelago in the Indian Ocean (Yemen). It is a spiny, much-branched shrub that is <2 m tall. It is widespread and often abundant on coastal plains and limestone plateaus of Socotra and on the central plains of Abd al Kuri.[1]
| Lycium sokotranum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Lycium |
| Species: | L. sokotranum
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| Binomial name | |
| Lycium sokotranum R.Wagner & Vierh. (1906)
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References
edit- ^ a b Miller, A. (2004). "Lycium sokotranum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T45037A10975264. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45037A10975264.en. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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