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Withania chevalieri

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Species of plant

Withania chevalieri
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Withania
Species: W. chevalieri
Binomial name
Withania chevalieri
A.E.Goncalves

Withania chevalieri is a species of flowering plants of the family Solanaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde and is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. The specific name refers to the French botanist Auguste Chevalier.

Distribution

The species is restricted to the islands of Santo Antão, Sal and Fogo. The plant is found from sea level up to 700 metres elevation.

References

  1. ^ Catarino, S.; Duarte, M.C.; Romeiras, M.M. (2017). "Withania chevalieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T107428968A107468392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107428968A107468392.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Withania chevalieri
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