Plantago robusta

Plantago robusta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Plantago
Species:
P. robusta
Binomial name
Plantago robusta

Plantago robusta, commonly known as the St Helena plantain, is a flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is a subshrub endemic to Saint Helena.[1]

It is classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Distribution

It is found in Saint Helena.[2]

Taxonomy

It was described by William Roxburgh in Tracts St. Helena: 317 in 1816.[3]

References

  1. โ†‘ "Saint Helena Plantain (Plantago robusta)". iNaturalist.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  2. โ†‘ "The critically endangered Saint Helena endemic Plantago robusta (Plantaginaceae)". Phytotaxa.
  3. โ†‘ "Plantago robusta Roxb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".