Dirachma

Dirachma is the sole genus of the family Dirachmaceae. The genus had been monotypic, its sole species being the woody plant Dirachma socotrana, until a second, herbaceous, species, Dirachma somalensis, was discovered in Somalia and described in 1991.

Dirachma
Illustration depicting the woody species Dirachma socotrana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Dirachmaceae
Hutch.
Genus: Dirachma
Schweinf. ex Balf.f.
Species
  • Dirachma socotrana
  • Dirachma somalensis
Distribution of genus Dirachma
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