Lavandula rotundifolia

Lavandula rotundifolia
Lavandula rotundifolia on the foot of Pico do Fogo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Lamiales
Family:Lamiaceae
Genus:Lavandula
Species: L. rotundifolia
Binomial name
Lavandula rotundifolia
Benth., 1833

Lavandula rotundifolia is a species of lavender flowers that belong to the Lamiaceae family. The species is endemic to Cape Verde. Its last form of the scientific name means a rounded leaf. The species was named by George Bentham in 1833.

Its local name is called aipo.[1] The plant is used as a traditional medicine for treating stomach ailments .[1] Its English name is mainly the Round leafed lavender or the Cape Verde lavender.

Distribution and ecology

Lavandula rotundifolia are founded mainly in middle and high elevations in the islands of Santo Antão, São Vicente São Nicolau,[2] Santiago and Fogo (especially the area of Pico do Fogo) .

History

Some of the plants in Chã das Caldeiras, mainly inside and around the village were killed by lava during the eruption of Fogo in late 2014.

Other

One of the plants are at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden in England, United Kingdom.

References

  1. 1 2 Gomes, Isildo p. 24
  2. ↑ Endemic plants of São Nicolau Archived 2010-05-29 at the Wayback Machine.

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. 21
  • Schmidt, Johann Anton (1852). Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln.
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