Verbascum capitis-viridis
| Verbascum capitis-viridis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Verbascum |
| Species: | V. capitis-viridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Verbascum capitis-viridis Hub.-Mor., 1973 | |
Verbascum capitis-viridis is a species of flowers that belong to the Scrophulariaceae family. The species are endemic in Cape Verde.[1] The species was named by Arthur Huber-Morath in 1973.
Its local name is salão de feticeira.[1] hence its color and the soil that grows.
Distribution and ecology
Verbascum capitis-viridis is mainly founded in the islands of Santo Antão, São Nicolau and Santiago. They are no longer appeared in the islands of Boa Vista and Maio[1], but they may have reappeared in the two eastern islands probably as ornamental flowers.
References
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
- Wolfram Lobin and Stefan Prembski, The Genus Verbascum (Scrophuliaceae) on the Cape Verde Islands, W Africa, Willdenowia, Berli). no. 14, 6 July 1994, p. 65-81
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