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873. ECHIUM NERVOSUM
Author(s) -
Carvalho Jose A.,
Rico Lourdes,
SantosGuerra Arnoldo,
Duarte Maria C.,
Romeiras Maria M.,
FranciscoOrtega Javier
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/curt.12225
Subject(s) - biology , conservation status , ecology , geography , endemism , plant ecology , botany , habitat
Summary The Madeiran endemic Echium nervosum W.T. Aiton is illustrated based on plants grown at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Its ecology; phylogenetic and taxonomic placement, and conservation status are discussed. Twenty‐nine species of Echium are endemic to the Macaronesian Islands and they represent one of the most spectacular and best known examples of adaptive radiation on oceanic islands.