Biology:Tornabenea insularis

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Tornabenea insularis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Tornabenea
Species:
T. insularis
Binomial name
Tornabenea insularis
(Parl.) Parl., 1850
Synonyms
  • Melanoselinum hirtum (J.A.Schmidt) A. Chev.
  • Tetrapleura insularis Parl.
  • Tornabenea bischoffii J.A.Schmidt 1852[1]
  • Tornabenea hirta J.A.Schmidt 1852[1]

Tornabenea insularis is a species of flowering plants of the family Apiaceae. The species is one of six species of the genus Tornabenea that are endemic to Cape Verde.[2] The species was first described by Filippo Parlatore in 1849 as Tetrapleura insularis.[3]

Distribution and ecology

Tornabenea insularis occurs on the islands of Santo Antão, São Vicente, São Nicolau, Santiago and Brava.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3532315 entry