Erysimum kykkoticum
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Erysimum kykkoticum is a species of flowering plant
in the Brassicaceae
family. It is endemic to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus
.
Its natural habitat
s are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae, a medium sized and economically important family of flowering plants , are informally known as the mustards, mustard flowers, the crucifers or the cabbage family....
family. It is endemic to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
.
Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
s are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Kadis, C., Christodoulou, C.S. & Hadjikyriakou, G. 2006. Erysimum kykkoticum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.