Hibiscus quattenensis is a species of flowering plant in the genus Hibiscus, in the family Malvaceae. It is endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen. It is common on the coastal plains and dry limestone foothills and plateaus of southwestern Socotra from sea level to 600 metres elevation, where it grows in Croton socotranus shrubland and succulent shrubland.[1]
Hibiscus quattenensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Hibiscus |
Species: | H. quattenensis
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Binomial name | |
Hibiscus quattenensis |
References
edit- ^ a b Miller, A. (2004). "Hibiscus quattenensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T45001A10969515. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45001A10969515.en. Retrieved 12 September 2024.