Blepharis spiculifolia

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	SCROPHULARIALES	ACANTHACEAE

Scientific Name:	Blepharis spiculifolia
Species Authority:	Balf.f.
Taxonomic Notes:	Synonym = Blepharis spiculifera Juss.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Miller, A.
Reviewer/s:	Abuzinada, A.H. & AL-Eisawi, D.M.H. (Arabian Plants Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification: A rare species, with a very limited area of occupancy.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to Soqotra.
Countries:	Native: Yemen (Socotra)
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Population [top]

Population Trend:	Unknown

Population Trend:

Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Coastal plains and foothills of Northeast Soqotra where it is often abundant in Croton socotranus shrubland and succulent shrubland. Altitude of 50–100 m. A low intricately branched shrub apparently endemic to Northeast Soqotra. It is distinguished by its narrow, spine-tipped leaves which often bear one or two marginal spines. Vollesen (2000) comments that B. spiculifera is a most remarkable species which has a number of seemingly primitive traits. It is the sole member of subgenus Ebracteata Vollesen which is endemic to Soqotra. Vollesen suggests that B. spiculifolia could be a primitive forerunner to sect. Blepharis.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Habitat and Ecology:

Coastal plains and foothills of Northeast Soqotra where it is often abundant in Croton socotranus shrubland and succulent shrubland. Altitude of 50–100 m.

A low intricately branched shrub apparently endemic to Northeast Soqotra. It is distinguished by its narrow, spine-tipped leaves which often bear one or two marginal spines. Vollesen (2000) comments that B. spiculifera is a most remarkable species which has a number of seemingly primitive traits. It is the sole member of subgenus Ebracteata Vollesen which is endemic to Soqotra. Vollesen suggests that B. spiculifolia could be a primitive forerunner to sect. Blepharis.

Systems:

Terrestrial

Citation:	Miller, A. 2004. Blepharis spiculifolia. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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