Echium leucophaeum is a species of flowering plants of the family Boraginaceae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands, where it is restricted to the island of Tenerife.[1] Its name in Spanish is taginaste de Anaga.[2] The specific name leucophaeum is from Greek and means "greyish white".[3]

Echium leucophaeum
Echium leucophaeum at San Andrés, Tenerife Island
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Echium
Species:
E. leucophaeum
Binomial name
Echium leucophaeum
Webb ex Sprague & Hutch.
Synonyms
  • Echium aculeatum var. leucophaeum (Webb) Christ
  • Echium giganteum var. leucophaeum (Webb) Bornm.

Description

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It is a strongly branching woody shrub, average height 120 centimetres (47 in), maximum height 200 centimetres (79 in). The leaves are leathery and lance-shaped. Its flowers are white to rosy white and sit in a medium-sized inflorescence.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Manuel Arechavaleta, S. Rodríguez, Nieves Zurita, A. García (Hrsg.): Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias. Hongos, plantas y animales terrestres (List of Forest Species of the Canary Islands). 2009. Gobierno de Canarias, p. 151 ISBN 978-84-89729-21-6
  2. ^ Echium leucophaeum at Flora de Canarias
  3. ^ Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
  4. ^ "Echium leucophaeum". Rareplants. Retrieved 28 January 2019.