Mimusops angel
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Mimusops angel is a species of plant
in the Sapotaceae
family. It is endemic to Somalia
, and is threatened by habitat loss.
Mimusops angel is a species of plant
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Sapotaceae
Sapotaceae
Sapotaceae is a family of flowering plants, belonging to order Ericales. The family includes approximately 800 species of evergreen trees and shrubs in approximately 65 genera . Distribution is pantropical....
family. It is endemic to Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
, and is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Thulin, M. 1998. Mimusops angel. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.