Oldenlandia bicornuta is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae.[2] It is a rosette-forming annual subshrub endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen. Its fruit have a distinctive pair of triangular terminal teeth. It grows in rocky areas on limestone plateaus from 450 to 1,000 meters elevation.[1]
| Oldenlandia bicornuta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Oldenlandia |
| Species: | O. bicornuta
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| Binomial name | |
| Oldenlandia bicornuta | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Hedyotis bicornuta Balf.f. (1884) | |
References
edit- ^ a b Miller, A. (2004). "Oldenlandia bicornuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T45025A10974508. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45025A10974508.en. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Oldenlandia bicornuta (Balf.f.) Bremek". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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