Oreofraga

Oreofraga
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. A. Miller (2004). "Oreofraga morrisiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1 (3.1). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved July 20, 2007.


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