Oreofraga

Oreofraga
Oreofraga
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Oreofraga
M.F.Watson & E.L.Barclay
Species: O. morrisiana
Binomial name
Oreofraga morrisiana
M.F.Watson & E.L.Barclay

Oreofraga morrisiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, and the only species in the genus Oreofraga.[1] It is found only on Socotra, Yemen. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.[2]

References

  1. ^ Sabina Knees, Anthony Miller, Ahmed Alfarhan & Mark Watson (2010). "Current knowledge of Umbelliferae in the Arabian Peninsula – preparation for a floristic treatment". Plant Diversity and Evolution 128 (3–4): 539–545. doi:10.1127/1869-6155/2010/0128-0026. 
  2. ^ "Oreofraga morrisiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2004. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/45046. Retrieved July 20, 2007. 


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