Verbascum cystolithicum

Verbascum cystolithicum is a species of flowers in the family Scrophulariaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.[1] The species was first described in 1960 by Bror Johan Petterson, who placed it in the genus Celsia. Arthur Huber-Morath placed it in the Verbascum species in 1973.[2] Its local name is mato-branco, which may also refer to two other plants.[3]

Verbascum cystolithicum
Verbascum cystolithicum in Chã das Caldeiras

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Verbascum
Species:
V. cystolithicum
Binomial name
Verbascum cystolithicum
(Pett.) Hub.-Mor., 1973
Synonyms
  • Celsia cystolithica Pett.

Verbascum cystolithicum is only found in the mountainous area of the island of Fogo, above 1300 m elevation.[1]

References

  1. S. Catarino; et al. (2014). "Verbascum cystolithicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. Retrieved 2018-10-09.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. W. Lobin; S. Porembski (1994). "The Genus Verbascum (Scrophulariaceae) on the Cape Verde Islands, W Africa". Willdenowia. 24 (1/2): 65–81. JSTOR 3996680.
  3. Plantas Endémicas
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