Holothrix socotrana is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen, where it grows in the dense shade of thickets in semi-deciduous montane woodland in the Hajhir Mountains from 800 to 1000 metres elevation.[1]
| Holothrix socotrana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Holothrix |
| Species: | H. socotrana
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| Binomial name | |
| Holothrix socotrana | |
It is an herb up to 20 cm tall, with two broadly ovate leaves 6 by 4 cm growing flat to the ground, and 10 to 20 flower spikes. Flowers are about 6 mm in diameter, green in color with five subequale lobes growing from a cup-shaped base, and a spur 2 mm in length.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Miller, A. (2004). "Holothrix socotrana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44944A10967643. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44944A10967643.en. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
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