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Caprifoliaceae

Pterocephalus

Pterocephalus virens Webb & Berthel.

First published in Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 2): 202 (1844)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is Canary Islands (N. Tenerife). It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Taxonomy

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Native to:

Canary Is.

Homotypic Synonyms

Scabiosa virens (Webb & Berthel.) Masf. in Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 10: 194 (1881)

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1985). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 3. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 1: 5-103.

Kew Backbone Distributions

Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1985). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 3. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 1: 5-103.

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0