Papaver gorgoneum

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Papaver gorgoneum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Papaver
Species:
P. gorgoneum
Binomial name
Papaver gorgoneum
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Synonyms
  • Papaver gorgoneum subsp. gorgoneum
  • Papaver gorgoneum subsp. theresias

Papaver gorgoneum is a species of flowering plants of the family Papaveraceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde. [2] It is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. [1]

Distribution and ecology

Papaver gorgoneum is restricted to the islands of Santo Antão, São Nicolau and Fogo. [2] It grows in humid and sub-humid zones, mainly between 800 and 1,400 m elevation. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Catarino, S.; Duarte, M.C.; Romeiras, M.M. (2017). "Papaver gorgoneum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T107427839A107468307. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107427839A107468307.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. 49
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