Verbascum cystolithicum | |
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Verbascum cystolithicum in Chã das Caldeiras | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
Genus: | Verbascum |
Species: | V. cystolithicum
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Binomial name | |
Verbascum cystolithicum | |
Synonyms | |
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Verbascum cystolithicum is a species of flowers in the family Scrophulariaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde. [1] The species was first described in 1960 by Bror Johan Petterson, who placed it in the genus Celsia. Arthur Huber-Morath placed it in the Verbascum species in 1973. [2] Its local name is mato-branco, which may also refer to two other plants. [3]
Verbascum cystolithicum is only found in the mountainous area of the island of Fogo, above 1300 m elevation. [1]