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Pelargonium insularis Gibby & A. G. Mill.

Pelargonium insularis

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Pelargonium insularis is a species of plant in the family Geraniaceae. It is endemic to the Samhah island in the Socotra Archipelago of Yemen. It was discovered in 1999 on the north-facing limestone escarpment on the island. It represents the first record of the genus from the Socotra Archipelago. At the time of its discovery only a single plant was found and an extensive search failed to find more. The cliffs in which it occurs are frequently enveloped in low cloud and provide a relatively moist refugium occupying less than 5 km2, on an otherwise desertic island. Local informants know of the plant and comment that it is found along the cliffs and when fresh, provides incidental grazing for livestock. Its natural habitat is rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Botanical notes

Most closely related to P. alchemilloides (a plant of SW Arabia and tropical NE Africa) from which it differs in its pink (not white) flowers and the development of a pronounced woody stock.

References

  1. ^ Miller, A. (2004). "Pelargonium insularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44955A10968298. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44955A10968298.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  • The Ethnoflora of the Soqotra Archipelago by Anthony G Miller and Mirranda Morris, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 2004, ISBN 1-872291-59-7
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Pelargonium insularis: Brief Summary

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Pelargonium insularis is a species of plant in the family Geraniaceae. It is endemic to the Samhah island in the Socotra Archipelago of Yemen. It was discovered in 1999 on the north-facing limestone escarpment on the island. It represents the first record of the genus from the Socotra Archipelago. At the time of its discovery only a single plant was found and an extensive search failed to find more. The cliffs in which it occurs are frequently enveloped in low cloud and provide a relatively moist refugium occupying less than 5 km2, on an otherwise desertic island. Local informants know of the plant and comment that it is found along the cliffs and when fresh, provides incidental grazing for livestock. Its natural habitat is rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Pelargonium insularis ( Spanish; Castilian )

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Pelargonium insularis es una especie de planta fanerógama perteneciente a la familia Geraniaceae. Es un endemismo de la isla de Samhah en el archipiélago de Socotra en Yemen.

Hábitat y ecología

Fue descubierta en 1999 en los acantilados de piedra caliza orientados al norte de la isla. Representa el primer registro del género desde el archipiélago de Socotra. En el momento de su descubrimiento se encontró solo una única planta y una extensa búsqueda no logró encontrar más. Los acantilados en que se producen se fecuentemente envueltos en nubes bajas y proporcionan un refugio relativamente húmedo que ocupa a menos de 5 km², en una isla desértica. Los informantes locales saben de la planta y comentan que se encuentra a lo largo de los acantilados y proporciona pastoreo para el ganado. Su natural de hábitat es en las zonas rocosas. Está amenazada por pérdida de hábitat.

Notas Botánicas

Más estrechamente relacionada con Pelargonium alchemilloides (una planta de Arabia Saudita y los trópicos de NE África) de la que difiere en sus flores de color rosa (no blancas) y el desarrollo leñoso pronunciado.

Taxonomía

Pelargonium insularis fue descrita por Gibby & A.G.Mill. y publicado en Ethnofl. Soqotra Archipelago 724 (573, 264; fig.). 2004[2][3]

Referencias

  1. Miller, A. 2004. Pelargonium insularis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
  2. «Pelargonium insularis». IPNI. Consultado el 28 de julio de 2015.
  3. «Pelargonium insularis». The Plant List. Consultado el 28 de julio de 2015.
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Pelargonium insularis es una especie de planta fanerógama perteneciente a la familia Geraniaceae. Es un endemismo de la isla de Samhah en el archipiélago de Socotra en Yemen.

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