''Bukiniczia cabulica'' is a plant in the plumbago or leadwort family,

Plumbaginaceae Plumbaginaceae is a family (biology), family of flowering plants, with a cosmopolitan distribution. The family is sometimes referred to as the leadwort family or the plumbago family. Most species in this family are perennial plant, perennial h ...

. It is the sole species in the

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...

genus ''Bukiniczia''. It is a

biennial Biennial means (an event) lasting for two years or occurring every two years. The related term biennium is used in reference to a period of two years. In particular, it can refer to: * Biennial plant, a plant which blooms in its second year and t ...

native to

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and

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. It forms a basal rosette of leathery leaves, growing a stem with pink flowers in its second year.

References

Monotypic Caryophyllales genera Plumbaginaceae Taxa named by Pierre Edmond Boissier Taxa named by Igor Lintchevski Flora of Afghanistan Flora of Pakistan Plumbaginaceae genera {{Caryophyllales-stub