Euploca nigricans is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae.[2] It is a shrub endemic to south-central and southwestern Socotra island in Yemen.[2] It is locally abundant on the southern limestone plateau in Dracaena cinnabari woodland (Firmihin) and semi-deciduous woodland (Qatariyah) from 400 to 600 metres elevation.[1]

Euploca nigricans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Euploca
Species:
E. nigricans
Binomial name
Euploca nigricans
(Balf.f.) M.W.Frohl., M.W.Chase & Thulin (2020)
Synonyms[2]

Heliotropium nigricans Balf.f. (1883)

References

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  1. ^ a b Miller, A. (2004). "Heliotropium nigricans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44806A10949316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44806A10949316.en. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Euploca nigricans (Balf.f.) M.W.Frohl., M.W.Chase & Thulin". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 30, 2020.