genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of three
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of plants distributed in
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
, southern
Arabia
The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate. ...
,
Socotra
Socotra or Soqotra (; ar, سُقُطْرَىٰ ; so, Suqadara) is an island of the Republic of Yemen in the Indian Ocean, under the ''de facto'' control of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, a secessionist participant in Yemen’s ...
and
southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number of ...
.
Species
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Dyerophytum africanum
Dyerophytum is a small genus of three species of plants distributed in India, southern Arabia, Socotra and southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physic ...
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Dyerophytum pendulum
Dyerophytum is a small genus of three species of plants distributed in India, southern Arabia, Socotra and southern Africa.
Species
*''Dyerophytum africanum
Dyerophytum is a small genus of three species of plants distributed in India, souther ...
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Dyerophytum socotranum
''Dyerophytum socotranum'' is a small shrub growing up to 2m tall, rather glaucous and covered in white mealy powder. It has yellow flowers.
Habitat
''Dyerophytum socotranum'' is endemic to Socotra (Yemen). It lives in dry habitats on limesto ...