Sarcostemma daltonii

Sarcostemma daltonii
Flowers of Sarcostemma daltonii on Fogo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Sarcostemma
Species: S. daltonii
Binomial name
Sarcostemma daltonii
Decne., 1849
Synonyms
  • Sarcostemma daltoni

Sarcostemma daltonii, also known as Cynanchum daltonii is a species of flowers that belong to the Apocynaceae family. The species are endemic in Cape Verde. Its last form of the scientific name is named after Joseph Dalton Hooker. The species was named by Joseph Decaisne in 1849.

Together with Echium vulcanorum and Echium hypertropicum, its local name is gestiba (cowtongue or cow-tongue) because of the texture of the leaves.[1] The plant are used to relieve and treat dental problems.[2]

Distribution and ecology

Sarcostemma daltonii are founded in Cape Verde except for Sal, Maio and Santa Luzia. It is mainly occurring in the subhumid and humid zones, but it has also been reported from the arid zone on São Vicente.

One of the places where the plant are founded is Fogo with Chã das Caldeiras and Bordeira.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gomes et al 2003, p. 11
  2. ↑ 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.

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
  • Schmidt, Johann Anton (1852). Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln. pp. 64–65.
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