''Lavandula rotundifolia'' is a species of flowering plants of the family
Lamiaceae
The Lamiaceae ( )
or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory ...
. The species is endemic to
Cape Verde
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[Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : ]
Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres.
' Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 47 The species was named by
George Bentham
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studi ...
in 1833. Its local name is ''aipo''.
Distribution and ecology
''Lavandula rotundifolia'' occurs on the islands of
Santo Antão,
São Vicente,
São Nicolau,
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...
and
Fogo.
References
Further reading
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rotundifolia
Endemic flora of Cape Verde
Flora of Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Flora of São Vicente, Cape Verde
Flora of São Nicolau, Cape Verde
Flora of Santiago, Cape Verde
Flora of Fogo, Cape Verde