Echium simplex

Echium simplex, Chamorga, Macizo de Anaga, Tenerife, Canary Islands

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Boraginales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Boraginoideae
Tribus: Lithospermeae
Genus: Echium
Sectio: E. sect. Simplicia
Species: Echium simplex

Name

Echium simplex DC., Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 108 (1813).

• Typus: «E. simplex DC. hab. in Insula Teneriffa ex Herb. Broussonet» (Holotypus: MPU 012913).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands (Tenerife), Madeira (introduced) Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (introduced) Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean St. Helena (introduced) Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Northern Territory (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• de Candolle, A.P. 1813. Catalogus plantarum Horti Botanici Monspeliensis. Monspelii: J. Martel. Parisiis et Argentorati: A. Koenig. Bibliotheca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bramwell, D. 1972. A revision of the genus Echium in Macaronesia. Lagascalia 2(1): 37–115. PDF (17 MB). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Echium simplex in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Echium simplex. Published online. Accessed: Oct 05 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Echium simplex. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Oct 2020.
• Hassler, M. 2020. Echium simplex. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 05. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Echium simplex in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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