Andrachne schweinfurthii

Andrachne schweinfurthii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Andrachne
Species:
A. schweinfurthii
Binomial name
Andrachne schweinfurthii
(Balf.f.) Radcl-Sm. (1971)
Varieties
  • Andrachne schweinfurthii var. papillosa Radcl.-Sm.
  • Andrachne schweinfurthii var. schweinfurthii
Synonyms

Securinega schweinfurthii Balf.f.

Andrachne schweinfurthii is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is a subshrub native to Somalia and to the island of Socotra, which is part of Yemen. Its natural habitats are tropical dry forests and woodlands and rocky areas.

It is a perennial herb or subshrub with stems to 45 cm long, slender and often trailing. All parts of the plant parts glabrous. It sometimes flowers in the first year.