Echium stenosiphon | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: | Echium |
Species: | E. stenosiphon
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Binomial name | |
Echium stenosiphon Webb, 1849
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Echium stenosiphon is a plant species of the family Boraginaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.[1][2] Its local name is língua-de-vaca (cow tongue), a name that may also refer to the related species Echium vulcanorum and Echium hypertropicum.[3] The plant is used in traditional medicinal for a cough syrup.[4]
Distribution and ecology
Echium stenosiphon occurs in the Barlavento islands of Santo Antão, São Nicolau, São Vicente and Santa Luzia.[1] It mainly occurs in the subhumid and humid zones, but has also been reported from the arid zone on São Vicente.[2]
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Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[5]
- Echium stenosiphon subsp. glabrescens
- Echium stenosiphon subsp. lindbergii
- Echium stenosiphon subsp. stenosiphon
References
- ^ a b Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 41
- ^ a b Romeiras, Maria M.; Cotrim, Helena C.; Duarte, Maria C.; Pais, Maria S. (2007). "Genetic diversity of three endangered species of Echium L. (Boraginaceae) endemic to Cape Verde Islands". Biodiversity and Conservation. Springer. 16: 547–566. doi:10.1007/s10531-006-6734-0.
- ^ Plantas endémicas e arvores indígenas de Cabo Verde
- ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ Echium stenosiphon, NCBI taxonomy database, accessed 25 January 2019
Further reading
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- Schmidt, Johann Anton (1852). Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln. pp. 66, 226–227.
- 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
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