Polycarpaea paulayana

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

{{Speciesbox

|status = VU

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Miller, A. |date=2004 |title=Polycarpaea paulayana |volume=2004 |page=e.T44828A10951921 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44828A10951921.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

|genus = Polycarpaea

|species = paulayana

|authority = R.Wagner

}}

Polycarpaea paulayana is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is endemic to northern Socotra and Samhah in Yemen's Socotra Archipelago. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.