Echium aculeatum

Echium aculeatum is a species of flowering plants of the family Boraginaceae.[1] It is endemic to the Canary Islands, where it occurs on the islands El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera and Tenerife.[2] Its name in Spanish is ajinajo.[3]

Echium aculeatum
Echium aculeatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Echium
Species:
E. brevirame
Binomial name
Echium brevirame
Sprague & Hutch.
Synonyms
  • Echium armatum Mass ex. Chr.Sm.
  • Echium giganteum var. aculeatum (Poir.) Bornm.

It is a branched shrub with thorny leaves and white flowers.[3]

References
  1. "Echium aculeatum". Tropicos. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  2. 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. 150 ISBN 978-84-89729-21-6
  3. Echium aculeatum, Floras de Canarias
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