Xerotia arabica is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. It is the sole species in genus Xerotia.[1] It is a subshrub or shrub native native to Yemen and Oman in the southern Arabian Peninsula, where it grows in deserts and dry shrublands.[2]
| Xerotia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Xerotia Oliv. (1895) |
| Species: | X. arabica
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| Binomial name | |
| Xerotia arabica Oliv. (1895)
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References
edit- ^ "Xerotia Oliv. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Xerotia arabica Oliv. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 March 2024.