Bosea yervamora

Bosea yervamora

"Bosea yervamora" is a shrub native to the Canary Islands, up to 3 m tall with greenish slender branches. Leaves up to 7 cm long, ovate, lanceolate, alternate, short stalked, without hair. Flowers short terminal, arising from the axil of the leaf, indefinite inflorescences, greenish with two membranous, dry modified leaves at the base of the stem. Fruits greenish black turning pink when ripe, about the size of a small pea.
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Distribution

In Tenerife it is locally common particularly along the north coast, Barranco Honda Santa Ursula, La Rambla, and Los Silos. In Gran Canaria it is found in the northern part of the island, Tafira, Moya, Agaete, Bandama etc. In La Palma it is distributed in the west coast region, Tazacorte and Santa Cruz. In La Gomera in Barranco dela Villa and Agulo, Vallehermoso, on dry slopes in the lower zone.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusBosea
SpeciesB. yervamora
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