Erysimum caboverdeanum

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Erysimum caboverdeanum
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Erysimum caboverdeanum at the Botanical Garden in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Erysimum
Species:
E. caboverdeanum
Binomial name
Erysimum caboverdeanum
(A.Chev) Sunding, 1974
Synonyms

Matthiola caboverdeana A.Chev, 1935

Erysimum caboverdeanum is a species of flowering plants of the family Brassicaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde. [2] It is listed as a critically endangered plant by the IUCN. [1] The species was first described by Auguste Chevalier in 1935 as Matthiola caboverdeana; [3] it was placed into the genus Erysimum by Per Øgle Sunding in 1974. Its local name is cravo-brabo ("wild carnation"). [4] It is used in traditional medicine. [5]

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Description

The plant is a small shrub, reaching around 60 cm height. Its narrow leaves are up to 4 cm long and 0.2 cm wide. The flowers are lilac colored, the fruits are very narrow, up to 6 cm long and stand upright. [4]

Distribution and ecology

Erysimum caboverdeanum is restricted to the island of Fogo, [2] where it occurs between 1,600 and 2,000 metres elevation. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Catarino, S.; Duarte, M.C.; Romeiras, M.M. (2017). "Erysimum caboverdeanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T107426112A107468187. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107426112A107468187.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 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. 42
  3. ↑ Chevalier, Auguste (1935). Les îles du Cap Vert: géographie, biogéographie, agriculture. Flore de l'archipel (PDF). Paris: Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, laboratoire d'agronomie coloniale: Tela Botanica. p. 260.
  4. 1 2 Plantas endémicas e arvores indígenas de Cabo Verde
  5. ↑ Gomes, Alda Roque; Almeida, Guimarães de (October 2008). Plantas na medicina tradicional de Cabo Verde [Traditional Medicinal Plants of Cape Verde](PDF) (in Portuguese). IICT /CCCM. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2016-11-03.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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