''Oldenlandia pulvinata'' is a species of
plant in the family
Rubiaceae.
[ It is a cushion-forming ]subshrub
A subshrub (Latin ''suffrutex'') or dwarf shrub is a short shrub, and is a woody plant. Prostrate shrub is a related term. "Subshrub" is often used interchangeably with "bush".Jackson, Benjamin, Daydon; A Glossary of Botanic Terms with their Der ...
endemic to the islands of Socotra, Abd al Kuri, and Samhah in Yemen's Socotra Archipelago. It is widespread in shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It m ...
and in rocky areas on plains and limestone plateaus from sea level to 800 metres elevation.[
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References
pulvinata
Endemic flora of Socotra
Least concern plants
Plants described in 1884
Taxa named by Isaac Bayley Balfour
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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