''Aerva microphylla'' is a species of
plant in the family
Amaranthaceae.
It is
endemic to the
Socotra archipelago off the coast of
East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa:
Due to the historical ...
, and politically part of
Yemen.
Its natural
habitat is subtropical or tropical dry
forests.
References
microphylla
Endemic flora of Socotra
Flora of Yemen
Least concern plants
Least concern biota of Africa
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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