Verbascum cystolithicum
Verbascum cystolithicum is a species of flowers in the family Scrophulariaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.[1] The species was first described in 1960 by Bror Johan Petterson, who placed it in the genus Celsia. Arthur Huber-Morath placed it in the Verbascum species in 1973.[2] Its local name is mato-branco, which may also refer to two other plants.[3]
| Verbascum cystolithicum | |
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| Verbascum cystolithicum in Chã das Caldeiras | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Asterids | 
| Order: | Lamiales | 
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae | 
| Genus: | Verbascum | 
| Species: | V. cystolithicum  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Verbascum cystolithicum (Pett.) Hub.-Mor., 1973  | |
| Synonyms | |
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Verbascum cystolithicum is only found in the mountainous area of the island of Fogo, above 1300 m elevation.[1]
References
    
- Catarino, S.; Duarte, M.C.; Romeiras, M.M. (2017). "Verbascum cystolithicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T107428645A107468387. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107428645A107468387.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
 - W. Lobin; S. Porembski (1994). "The Genus Verbascum (Scrophulariaceae) on the Cape Verde Islands, W Africa". Willdenowia. 24 (1/2): 65–81. JSTOR 3996680.
 - Plantas Endémicas
 
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