Echium stenosiphon is a plant species of the family Boraginaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 41 Its local name is língua-de-vaca (cow tongue), a name that may also refer to the related species Echium vulcanorum and Echium hypertropicum.Plantas endémicas e arvores indígenas de Cabo Verde The plant is used in traditional medicinal for a cough syrup.
Distribution and ecology Echium stenosiphon occurs in the Barlavento islands of Santo Antão, São Nicolau, São Vicente and Santa Luzia. It mainly occurs in the subhumid and humid zones, but has also been reported from the arid zone on São Vicente.
Subspecies The following subspecies are recognised:Echium stenosiphon, NCBI taxonomy database, accessed 25 January 2019
Echium stenosiphon subsp. glabrescens Echium stenosiphon subsp. lindbergii Echium stenosiphon subsp. stenosiphon
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Further reading
The endemic vascular plants of the Cape Verde Islands, W Africa, Sommerfeltia 24, 1997, C. Brochmann, Ø. H. Rustan, W. Lobin & N. Kilian, ISSN 0800-6865,