Pseudolithos horwoodii
| Pseudolithos horwoodii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Pseudolithos |
| Species: | P. horwoodii
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudolithos horwoodii P.R.O.Bally & Lavranos
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Pseudolithos horwoodii is a species of succulent plant in the genus Pseudolithos.[1] Native to arid areas of Somalia, it is a small, leafless plant up to 80 millimetres (3.1 in) tall and 45–60 millimetres (1.8–2.4 in) wide.[2] Its growth habit is squat, unbranched, and blob-like, living up to the name of its genus which means "false stone".[3] Its color is green to grayish brown.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pseudolithos horwoodii". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ "PSEUDOLITHOS horwoodii Bally & Lavranos [family ASCLEPIADACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ^ Dortort, Fred (2014-11-19). The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World: A Comprehensive Reference to More than 2000 Species. Timber Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-60469-357-7.
- ^ Bally, P. R. O.; Horwood, F. K.; Lavranos, J. J. (1975). "A Monograph of the Genera Pseudolithos & Whitesloanea". The National Cactus and Succulent Journal. 30 (4): 88–93. ISSN 0027-8858. JSTOR 42792004.
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