Matthiola maderensis
| Matthiola maderensis | |
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| Matthiola maderensis at the north of Ponta de São Lourenço | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Matthiola |
| Species: | M. maderensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Matthiola maderensis Lowe | |
Matthiola maderensis is a flowering plant species of stock in the Brassicaceae family, native and endemic to the Madeira Islands.
Matthiola maderensis at the Berlin Botanical Garden
It is a shrubby herb, up to 100–150 cm in height, with long, lanceolate, silvery-green leaves, and branching racemes of very fragrant flowers.
Other
The species are also displayed at two German botanical gardens including Berlin and Munich.
References
- GBIF entry
- JSTOR Plant Science entries
- RarePlants entry
- Trans. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 6: reimpr. 29. 1838.
- Eriksson, O. et al. 1979. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 2.
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