Micromeria forbesii is a species of flowering plants of the genus Micromeria. 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. 47, as Satureja forbesii It is listed as endangered by the IUCN. It was first described by George Bentham in 1834. Its local name is erva-cidreira,Plantas endémicas e arvores indígenas de Cabo Verde or cidreirinha. In traditional medicine, it is used as an infusion for the treatment of indigestion, diarrhea, cough and to stimulate labour.
Distribution and ecology Micromeria forbesii occurs on the islands of Santo Antão, São Nicolau, Santiago, Fogo and Brava. It grows in semi-arid, sub-humid and humid zones, mainly between 800 and 1,600 metres elevation.
Subspecies There are three subspecies:
Micromeria forbesii subsp. altitudinum Bolle (1860) Micromeria forbesii subsp. forbesii Micromeria forbesii subsp. inodora J.A. Schmidt (1852)
References
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,