Kingdom Plantae Family Solanaceae Scientific name Lycium sokotranum Rank Species | Order Solanales Genus Lycium Higher classification Lycium | |
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Lycium sokotranum is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, that is endemic to the Socotra archipelago in the Indian Ocean (Yemen). It is a spiny, much-branched shrub that is <2 m tall. It is widespread and often abundant on coastal plains and limestone plateaus of Socotra and on the central plains of Abd al Kuri.
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