Socotra cisticola [SEP] parent taxon
Socotra cisticola
The Socotra cisticola or island cisticola ("Cisticola haesitatus") is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.
It is endemic to Socotra Island in the Arabian Sea.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Cissus" or "Lycium", there is little if any regeneration. Thus, along the southern region of Socotra and on Samhah the recovery of populations of "Dendrosicyos" after drought is dependent on the presence of colonies of "Cissus".
Nomenclature.
The genus is in the pumpkin subfamily Cucurbitoideae and in the tribe Coniandreae. "Dendrosicyos" is the basal taxon within the tribe, all other genera of the tribe being a sister group.
The name "Dendrosicyos socotranus" means 'cucumber tree of Socotra