Holothrix socotrana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Genus: | Holothrix |
Species: | H. socotrana
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Binomial name | |
Holothrix socotrana |
Holothrix socotrana is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen, where it grows in the dense shade of thickets in semi-deciduous montane woodland in the Hajhir Mountains from 800 to 1000 metres elevation.[1]
It is an herb up to 20 cm tall, with two broadly ovate leaves 6 by 4 cm growing flat to the ground, and 10 to 20 flower spikes. Flowers are about 6 mm in diameter, green in color with five subequale lobes growing from a cup-shaped base, and a spur 2 mm in length.[1]