Micromeria forbesii

Micromeria forbesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Micromeria
Species: M. forbesii
Binomial name
Micromeria forbesii
Benth., 1834
Synonyms
  • Clinopodium forbesii (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Satureja forbesii (Benth.) Briq.

Micromeria forbesii is a species of flowers that belong to the Micromeria genus. The species are endemic in Cape Verde[2] and is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN.[1]

Described by George Bentham, its local name is erva-cidreira,[3] a name that can also refer to Melissa officinalis in Europe and North America[4] and Lippia alba in Brazil.[5] Its other local name is cidreirinha.[6]

In traditional medicine, it is used to treat cough[7]

Distribution and ecology

Micromeria forbesii are founded in islands of Santo Antão, São Nicolau, São Vicente and Santiago, particularly in the Serra Malagueta area, Fogo and Brava. It is mainly occurring in the subhumid and humid zones.[7]

Subspecies

Listed by NCBI:[8]

  • Micromeria forbesii subsp. altitudinum Bolle (1860)
  • Micromeria forbesii subsp. forbesii
  • Micromeria forbesii subsp. inodora J.A. Schmidt (1852)[9]

Other

Micromeria forbesii can be founded at Jardim Botânico Nacional Grandvaux Barbosa in São Jorge dos Órgãos in eastern Santiago Island.

References

  1. 1 2 "Micromeria forbesii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 3.2. 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Endemic Plants of Serra Malagueta". Eco Serra Malagueta. Archived from the original on 2009-09-30.
  3. ↑ Ortet, R.; Regalado, E. L.; Thomas, O. P.; Pino, J. A.; Fernández, M, D. (2009). "Composition and Antioxidant Properties of the Essential Oil from the Endemic Cape Verdean Satureja forbesii" (PDF). Natural Product Communications. pp. 1227–1280.
  4. ↑ Ademir Barbosa Júnior, Guia prático de plantas medicinais, Universo dos Livros Editora LTDA, 2005, p. 50 ISBN 9788599187111
  5. ↑ Hatsur Modro, Anna Frida; Arno, Rieder (2004). "Uso de hortelã (Mentha spp) e erva cidreira (Lippia alba), como plantas da flora medicinal e apícola, por docentes casados e solteiros de Mato Grosso" (PDF). Plantas Medicinais e Fitoterapêuticas nos Trópicos (in Portuguese). SIMPAN. p. 8.
  6. ↑ Gomes, Alda Roque; Vasconcelos, Teresa; Almeida, Helena Guimarães de (31 October 2008). "Plantas na medicina tradicional de Cabo Verde" [Traditional Medicinal Plants in Cape Verde] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Plantas Medicinais e Fitoterapêuticas nos Trópicos, IICT/CCCM. p. 7.
  7. 1 2 Gomes et al 2003, p. 24
  8. ↑ NCBI, accessed 27 May 2012
  9. ↑ Schmidt, Johann Anton (1852). Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln.

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. 17
  • Maria M. Romeiras, Helena C. Cotrim, Maria C. Duarte et Maria S. Pais, Genetic diversity of three endangered species of Echium L. (Boraginaceae) endemic to Cape Verde Islands, in Biodiversity & Conservation, vol. 16, no. 2, p. 547-566
  • The endemic vascular plants of the Cape Verde Islands, W Africa, Sommerfeltia 24, 1997, C. Brochmann, Ø. H. Rustan, W. Lobin & N. Kilian, ISSN 0800-6865, ISBN 82-7420-033-0
  • "Echium stenosiphon Steud. ex Webb". Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer (UBIO). Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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