Lavandula rotundifolia is a species of flowering plants of the family Lamiaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.[1] The species was named by George Bentham in 1833. Its local name is aipo.
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| Lavandula rotundifolia on the foot of Pico do Fogo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Lavandula |
| Species: | L. rotundifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Lavandula rotundifolia Benth., 1833
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Distribution and ecology
editLavandula rotundifolia occurs on the islands of Santo Antão, São Vicente, São Nicolau, Santiago and Fogo.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b 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
- ^ "Endemic plants of São Nicolau". Archived from the original on 2009-05-20.
Further reading
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- Schmidt, Johann Anton (1852). Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln.