Sideritis candicans
| Sideritis candicans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Sideritis |
| Species: | S. candicans |
| Binomial name | |
| Sideritis candicans Aiton | |
Sideritis candicans (erva branca, selvageira). More or less white to greyish, densely tomentose shrub 45-100 cm. Leaves 2.5-12 x 1.5 x 7.5 cm, the lower ovate-lanceolate to ovate, acute to obtuse, rounded to cordate at base, weakly crenate to sub-entire, petiolate. Inflorescence up to 30 cm. Calyx 5-6.5 mm; teeth 1-1.5 mm. Corolla creamy yellow; tube 4-5.5 mm not exserted; upper lip 23-2.5 mm; lower lip 2.2-3.5 mm, the middle lobe shallowly notched. Nutlets 1.5 mm, ovoid. Flowers from Mars to July. Widespread in clearings and open sunny places mostly from 600-1700 m. Endemic to the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo and Bugio.
References
- Press, J. R. and M. J. Short. Flora of Madeira. Natural History Museum, UK. 1994. ISBN 0-11-310017-5.
- Flora Endémica da Madeira, Roberto Jardim, David Francisco, Múchia, Publicações, 1ªed, 2000, Portugal, ISBN 972-8622-00-7
External links
- http://botany.cz/cs/sideritis-candicans/
- http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+0610+0215
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15234765
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