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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Tolpis |
| Species: | T. farinulosa
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| Tolpis farinulosa (Webb) Walpole
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Tolpis farinulosa is a species of plant that belongs to the Asteraceae family. The species is endemic to Cape Verde[2] and is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN.[1]
Together with Phagnalon melanoleucum and Verbascum cystolithicum, its local name is mato-branco (black grass),[2] hence its color and the soil that grows.
The species name is Latin farinulosa for being floury, likely that is pollen is like flour.
Distribution
The species is found in the west of Cape Verde, in the islands of Santo Antão, São Vicente, São Nicolau, Fogo and Brava. The plant is found between 800 and 1800 m in elevation. It grows in sub-humid and humid areas[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Tolpis farinulosa". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. IUCN. 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ^ a b Gomes et al 2003, p. 27
Further reading
- Isildo Gomes et al., Endemic plants and indigenous trees of the Cape Verde Islands, Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Fishery and the Projects Conservation and Exploration of the Natural Resources on the Island Fogo (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeitand) and Conservation of Biodiversity, 2003