Echium stenosiphon explained

Echium stenosiphon is a plant species of the family Boraginaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.^{[1] [2]} Its local name is língua-de-vaca (cow tongue), a name that may also refer to the related species Echium vulcanorum and Echium hypertropicum.^[3] The plant is used in traditional medicinal for a cough syrup.^[4]

Distribution and ecology

Echium stenosiphon occurs in the Barlavento islands of Santo Antão, São Nicolau, São Vicente and Santa Luzia.^[1] It mainly occurs in the subhumid and humid zones, but has also been reported from the arid zone on São Vicente.^[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:^[5]

• Echium stenosiphon subsp. glabrescens
• Echium stenosiphon subsp. lindbergii
• Echium stenosiphon subsp. stenosiphon

Further reading

• Schmidt. Johann Anton. Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln. 1852. 66, 226-227.
• The endemic vascular plants of the Cape Verde Islands, W Africa, Sommerfeltia 24, 1997, C. Brochmann, Ø. H. Rustan, W. Lobin & N. Kilian, ISSN 0800-6865,

Notes and References

1. 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. 41
2. Romeiras . Maria M. . Cotrim . Helena C. . Duarte . Maria C. . Pais . Maria S. . 2007 . Genetic diversity of three endangered species of Echium L. (Boraginaceae) endemic to Cape Verde Islands . Biodiversity and Conservation . 16 . 547–566 . Springer . 10.1007/s10531-006-6734-0 .
3. http://www.caboverde.com/nature/plan-19.jpg Plantas endémicas e arvores indígenas de Cabo Verde
4. Web site: Gomes. Alda Roque. Vasconcelos. Teresa. Almeida. Helena Guimarães de. Plantas na medicina tradicional de Cabo Verde. Traditional Medicinal Plants in Cape Verde. Plantas Medicinais e Fitoterapêuticas nos Trópicos, IICT/CCCM. 7. pt. 31 October 2008. 27 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170329135958/http://www2.iict.pt/archive/doc/MH_Almeida_wrkshp_plts_medic.pdf. 29 March 2017. dead.
5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=113449 Echium stenosiphon