Vicia chaetocalyx Webb & Berth. (1842:106)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Vicia canariensis Alef. in Bonplandia (Hannover) 9: 72 (1861)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1842 or earlier (Dunkel, 2008)
Rediscovered in: February 2001 (specimen); later (recognition) (both Dunkel, 2008)
The reason for the lack of records of this species for more than 150 years is likely to be its close resemblance to a weed, V. lutea (Dunkel, 2008:112).
Distribution
Gran Canaria & Tenerife, Canary Islands, North Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Beierkuhnlein, Carl, Walentowitz, Anna and Welss, Walter. (2021). FloCan—A Revised Checklist for the Flora of the Canary Islands. Diversity 13(10): 480. https://doi.org/10.3390/d13100480 [Supplementary Information (S1-S6)]
Dobignard, A. and Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
Dunkel, Franz G. (2008). Vicia chaetocalyx Webb & Berthel. on Gran Canaria - A Canarian endemic plant rediscovered. Botánica Macaronésica 27: 107-113.
Hansen, A. and Sunding, P. (1985). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 3. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 1: 5-103.