Tailed Bencomia

Tailed Bencomia
	Tailed Bencomia ( Bencomia caudata ), ; inflorescence with female flowers
Systematics
	Eurosiden I
Order :	Rose-like (rosales)
Family :	Rose family (Rosaceae)
Subfamily :	Rosoideae
Genre :	Bencomia
Type :	Tailed Bencomia
Scientific name
	Bencomia caudata
	( Aiton ) Webb & Berthel.

Leaves and inflorescence with male flowers

The tailed bencomia ( Bencomia caudata ) is a species of plant from the rose family (Rosaceae) endemic to the Canary Islands . The generic name honors Imobac Bencomo, a Guanche king in Tenerife in the 15th century.

features

The tailed Bencomia is a dioecious shrub that reaches heights of 1.5 to 6 meters. The leaves are pinnate. They are heaped towards the ends of the branches. There are 7 to 11 leaflets per leaf, which are short-stalked, densely silky haired, serrate and ovate to a point. The inconspicuous flowers are arranged in dense spikes . The ears are longer than the bracts . The pear-shaped fruits are almost fleshy.

The flowering period extends from February to June. The species is pollinated by the wind.

Occurrence

The species occurs on the Canary Islands Hierro , La Palma , Tenerife and Gran Canaria . Their habitat are shady, rocky locations and barrancos .

supporting documents

Ingrid and Peter Schönfelder: Kosmos-Atlas Mediterranean and Canary Islands flora . Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-440-06223-6 , p. 68 .

Individual evidence

↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names - Extended Edition. Part I and II. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin , Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5 doi: 10.3372 / epolist2018 .

Web links

Commons : Tailed Bencomia ( Bencomia caudata ) - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

[Burkhardt_2018-1] Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names - Extended Edition. Part I and II. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin , Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5 doi: 10.3372 / epolist2018 .