Echium vulcanorum
| Echium vulcanorum | |
|---|---|
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| Echium vulcanorum on Chã das Caldeiras | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Dicotyledons |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiids |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Echium |
| Species: | E. vulcanorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Echium vulcanorum A.Chev., 1935 | |
Echium vulcanorum is a species of flowers that belong to the Boraginaceae family. The species are endemic in Cape Verde. Its last form of the scientific name means the narrow siphon.
Together with Echium hypertropicum and Echium stenosiphon, its local name is lingua de vaca (cowtongue or cow-tongue) because of the texture of the leaves.[1] The plant are used for medicinal and dietary purposes for a cough syrup.[2]
Distribution and ecology
Echium vulcanorum are founded only in the area of Pico do Fogo mainly at Chã das Caldeiras. The plant grows on volcanic slopes. It grows up to temperatures of 28°.
Other
One plant of the species are displayed at the right of the small yard at São Filipe Municipal Museum on the same island.
References
- ↑ Gomes et al 2003, p. 16
- ↑ Gomes, Alda Roque; Vasconcelos, Teresa; Almeida, Helena Guimarães de (31 October 2008). "Plantas na medicina tradicional de Cabo Verde" [Traditional Medicinal Plants in Cape Verde] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Plantas Medicinais e Fitoterapêuticas nos Trópicos, IICT/CCCM. p. 7.
Further reading
- Isildo Gomes et al., Endemic plants and indigenous trees of the Cape Verde Islands, Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Fishery and the Projects Conservation and Exploration of the Natural Resources on the Island Fogo (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeitand) and Conservation of Biodiversity, 2003, p. 17
- Maria M. Romeiras, Helena C. Cotrim, Maria C. Duarte et Maria S. Pais, Genetic diversity of three endangered species of Echium L. (Boraginaceae) endemic to Cape Verde Islands, in Biodiversity & Conservation, vol. 16, no. 2, p. 547-566
- The endemic vascular plants of the Cape Verde Islands, W Africa, Sommerfeltia 24, 1997, C. Brochmann, Ø. H. Rustan, W. Lobin & N. Kilian, ISSN 0800-6865, ISBN 82-7420-033-0
External links
- "taxon". Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer (UBIO). Retrieved 28 May 2012.
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