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Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial [1].
Ecology:
Rare, on cliffs
on both the limestone and granite. Altitude
of 500–1,100
m
.
The only umbel on Soqotra with a distinct
stem. It
is relatively common in the zone on the limestone escarpment
on Samha
which captures
low cloud and drizzle at certain times of year. On
Soqotra it is restricted
to cliffs on the limestone escarpment near
Qallansiyah and is rare on the granite pinnacles of the Haggeher.
[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 6 Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) [more info]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- (Auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Infraphylum:
Angiospermae
()
- Auct.
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Dicotyledons
- Subclass:
Asteridae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Order:
Apiales
()
- Nakai, 1930
- Family:
Umbelliferae
()
- A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons., nom. alt.
- Genus:
Oreofraga
()
- Specific epithet:
morrisiana
- M.F.Watson & E.L.Barclay
- Botanical name: - Oreofraga morrisiana M.F.Watson & E.L.Barclay
- Specific epithet:
morrisiana
- M.F.Watson & E.L.Barclay
- Genus:
Oreofraga
(
- Family:
Umbelliferae
(
- Order:
Apiales
(
- Subclass:
Asteridae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Angiospermae
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Oreofraga
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Further Reading
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- IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.
Notes
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Contributors
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Miller, A. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Miller, A. 2004. Oreofraga morrisiana. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 03February2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5987945
- IUCN ID: 228543
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1028129
Footnotes
- Miller, A. 2004. Oreofraga morrisiana. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 February 2012. [back]
