''Echium stenosiphon'' is a plant species of the family

Boraginaceae Boraginaceae, the Borago, borage or forget-me-not family, includes about 2,000 species of shrubs, trees, and herbs in 146 to 154 genus, genera with a worldwide distribution. The APG IV system from 2016 classifies the Boraginaceae as single famil ...

. The species is endemic to

Cape Verde Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...

.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. 41 Its local name is ''língua-de-vaca'' (cow tongue), a name that may also refer to the related species '' Echium vulcanorum'' and '' Echium hypertropicum''.Plantas endémicas e arvores indígenas de Cabo Verde
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Distribution and ecology

''Echium stenosiphon'' occurs in the Barlavento islands of Santo Antão, São Nicolau, São Vicente and Santa Luzia. It mainly occurs in the subhumid and humid zones, but has also been reported from the arid zone on São Vicente. Echium stenosiphon3

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:''Echium stenosiphon''
NCBI taxonomy database, accessed 25 January 2019 *''Echium stenosiphon subsp. glabrescens'' *''Echium stenosiphon subsp. lindbergii'' *''Echium stenosiphon subsp. stenosiphon''

Distribution and ecology

Subspecies

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