Periploca visciformis
Also known as: Leptadenia ephedriformis Deflers +5 more
- Leptadenia ephedriformis Deflers
- Leptadenia visciformis Vatke
- Periploca ephedriformis (Deflers) Schweinf. ex Deflers
- Periploca visciformis var. glabra Browicz
- Socotora aphylla Balf.fil.
- Socotora visciformis (Vatke) Bullock
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling shrub.
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Periploca visciformis is a scrambling shrub belonging to the Apocynaceae family. Indigenous to Africa and Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with desert or dry shrubland conditions.
Macro Climate
Arid
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Northeast Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Ethiopia, Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Yemen