Calligonum bakuense

Calligonum bakuense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Polygonaceae
Genus:Calligonum
Species: C. bakuense
Binomial name
Calligonum bakuense

Calligonum bakuense is a species of Calligonum shrub, endemic to Azerbaijan.[1] It has pinkish flowers and grows on coastal sands along the Caspian shore, reaching 1.5 m in height.[1] The habitat is limited to the Absheron Peninsula.[2] The specific epithet bakuense is derived from Baku.

The species is listed in the 1989 Red Book of Azerbaijan and in the 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Гречишные - обитатели пустынь (in Russian). Rare-plants.net. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Azeri, Chirag & Gunashli Full Field Development Phase 1 Environmental & Socio-economic Impact Assessment" (PDF). BP. November 2001. Retrieved 2 June 2014.


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