| Andrachne schweinfurthii | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Andrachne |
| Species: | A. schweinfurthii |
| Binomial name | |
| Andrachne schweinfurthii (Balf.f.) Radcl-Sm. (1971) | |
| Varieties | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Securinega schweinfurthii Balf.f. | |
Andrachne schweinfurthii is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is a subshrub native to Somalia and to the island of Socotra, which is part of Yemen. Its natural habitats are tropical dry forests and woodlands and rocky areas.
It is a perennial herb or subshrub with stems to 45 cm long, slender and often trailing. All parts of the plant parts glabrous. It sometimes flowers in the first year.
Varieties
Two varieties are accepted.
- Andrachne schweinfurthii var. papillosa Radcl.-Sm. – endemic to Socotra, where it grows among rocks, both limestone and granite, in semi-deciduous woodland near the Muqadrihon Pass from 450 to 500 metres elevation.
- Andrachne schweinfurthii var. schweinfurthii (synonym Andrachne somalensis Pax) – native to Somalia and Socotra.
References
- ^ Miller, A. (2004). "Andrachne schweinfurthii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44892A10950937. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44892A10950937.en. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Andrachne schweinfurthii (Balf.f.) Radcl.-Sm". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- "Andrachne schweinfurthii var. schweinfurthii". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Andrachne schweinfurthii |
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| Securinega schweinfurthii | |
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