Kickxia webbiana
| Kickxia webbiana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Kickxia |
| Species: | K. webbiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Kickxia webbiana Sunding | |
Kickxia webbiana is a species[lower-alpha 1] of flowers that belong to the Kickxia genus. It is classified as IUCN III[lower-alpha 2]. The species is endemic to Cape Verde. The plant was named by Per Øgle Sunding in 1974.
Its local name is called agrião de rocha'[1]
Distribution and ecology
Kickxia webbiana are founded in the islands of Santo Antão and São Vicente in the north of the archipelago (Barlavento Islands), one of them are founded in the area of Monte Verde on the latter island.
Synonyms
- Kickxia elegans subsp, webbiana (Sunding) Rustan & Brochmann
Notes
- ↑ The valid taxon name is difficult to understand, some name it as a subspecies like Rustan and Brochmann in 1997
- ↑ Along with the Scrophulariaceae family, its classification is classic
References
- ↑ Isildo Gomes, p. 26
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, p. 26
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