Zygocarpum caeruleum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to Socotra in Yemen.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Zygocarpum caeruleum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Zygocarpum |
Species: | Z. caeruleum
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Binomial name | |
Zygocarpum caeruleum | |
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Habitat
editCommon in semi-deciduous woodland and shrubland, mainly on the limestone plateaus but also on granite in the Hajhir Mountains, at elevations of (50–)200–800 m.
Recognized by the violet-blue flowers. Usually a slender tree or shrub but can be prostrate in windswept places on the limestone plateau. However, it is easily recognized, even when not in flower, by the distinctive purplish black line along the midrib on the undersurface of the leaflets.
References
edit- ^ Miller, A. (2004). "Zygocarpum caeruleum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44988A10959381. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44988A10959381.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Zygocarpum caeruleum (Balf.f.) Thulin & Lavin". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 4, 2020.