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  • COMMON NAME: Popcorn Plant
  • ARABIC: تكاكا، شيريه
  • BOTANICAL NAME: Plocama hymenostephana (Jaub. & Spach) M. Backlund &Thulin.
  • SYNONYMS: Gaillonia hymenostephana Jaub. & Spach
  • FAMILY: RUBIACEAE
  • KIND: Native
  • EMIRATE: Fujairah
  • GROWTH FORMS: Shrubs
  • HABITATS: Slope (Rocky)
  • TYPES: Perennial
  • REMARKS: Wadi Wurayah National Park (WWNP).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plocama https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77080042-1#synonyms https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22517988 Gary R. Feulner. 2014. The Flora of Wadi Wurayah National Park Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. V.V. Byalt, V.M. Korshunov, M.V. Korshunov. Cadaster of the Flora of Fujairah Emirate (United Arab Emirates). Al Fujairah 2021.
Plocama is a genus of flowering plants. Plants of this genus are herbs or shrubs. They generally have an offensive scent when crushed. The leaves are oppositely arranged. The corolla is funnel shaped with a short to long tubular base. The fruit is either a drupe or a body that splits into two parts when ripe.
Rocky mountain slopes.
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