Erysimum caboverdeanum

Erysimum caboverdeanum
Erysimum caboverdeanum at the Botanical Garden in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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]

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. 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. 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. 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)