{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|image_caption = A lone ”Ballochia amoena” sprig
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IUCN3.1
IUCN3.1
|status_ref =<ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |author=Miller, A. |date=2004 |title=””Ballochia amoena” |volume=2004 |article-number=e.T44733A10945004 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44733A10945004.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref>
|status_ref =<ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |author=Miller, A. |date=2004 |title=””Ballochia amoena” |volume=2004 |article-number=e.T44733A10945004 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44733A10945004.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref>
|genus = Ballochia
|genus = Ballochia
|species = amoena
|species = amoena
|authority = [[Isaac Bayley Balfour|Balf.f.]]
|authority = [[Isaac Bayley Balfour|Balf.f.]]
}}
}}
[[File:Ballochia amonea.jpg|thumb|375x375px|A lone Ballochia amoena sprig]]
””’Ballochia amoena””’ is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Acanthaceae]].<ref name=KewPOWO>{{cite web|url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:45824-1|title= Ballochia amoena Balf.f.|author=<!–Not stated–>|date=n.d.|website=Plants of the World Online|publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|access-date=July 30, 2020}}</ref> It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the islands of [[Socotra]] and [[Madagascar]] in [[Yemen]]. Its natural habitats are subtropical, tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry [[shrubland]].<ref name = iucn/>
””’Ballochia amoena””’ is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Acanthaceae]].<ref name=KewPOWO>{{cite web|url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:45824-1|title= Ballochia amoena Balf.f.|author=<!–Not stated–>|date=n.d.|website=Plants of the World Online|publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|access-date=July 30, 2020}}</ref> It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the islands of [[Socotra]] and [[Madagascar]] in [[Yemen]]. Its natural habitats are subtropical, tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry [[shrubland]].<ref name = iucn/>
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Isaac Bayley Balfour]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Isaac Bayley Balfour]]
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Species of flowering plant
Ballochia amoena is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae.[2] It is endemic to the islands of Socotra and Madagascar in Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical, tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.[1]
Ballochia amonea is used as a medicinal herb, primarily used to treat minor skin diseases and fevers. They take the appearance of small shrubs with white clusters of small flowers, with seeds being small and black in appearance.[3]
