Species

Echium candicans

Etymology

Echium: Possibly named the Greek echis 'viper', named for the seeds' resemblance to a vipers' head. The plant was believed by the 1st century physician Dioscoridesbe to be a remedy for a viper's bite.

Common Name(s)

pride of Madeira

Family

Boraginaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

ECHCAN

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs

Flower Colours

Blue,Violet / Purple

Year Naturalised

1959

Origin

Macronesia

This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010