Lavandula rotundifolia

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| image_caption = Lavandula rotundifolia on the foot of Pico do Fogo

| status = NT

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| genus = Lavandula

| species = rotundifolia

| authority = Benth., 1833

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Stoechas rotundifolia (Benth.) Rchb.f.
Lavandula rotundifolia var. crenata Lowe ex Sunding & M.C.León
Lavandula rotundifolia var. incisa Bolle
Lavandula rotundifolia var. subpinnatifida A.Chev.

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Lavandula rotundifolia (common name: round leaf lavender){{Cite web |title=Round leaf lavender - Lavandula rotundifolia |url=https://observation.org/species/451939/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Observation.org |language=en}} is a species of flowering plant of the family Lamiaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : [http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/opencms8/export/sites/medioambiente/piac/galerias/descargas/Documentos/Publicaciones/Publicaciones-LPESCaboVerde.pdf Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres.] Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 47 The species was named by George Bentham in 1833. Its local name is aipo.{{Cite web |title=Historia Natural de la Macaronesia |url=https://www.macaronesian.org/en/show/aipo-lavandula-rotundifolia |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=www.macaronesian.org}}

Description

Lavandula rotundifolia is characterized by the rounded leaves for which it is named. It is a woody shrub, highly branched, reaching up to 1 metre in height. Leaves measure up to 7 cm long. Flowers are blue, or occasionally white.

Distribution and ecology

Lavandula rotundifolia occurs on the islands of Santo Antão, São Vicente, São Nicolau, Santiago and Fogo.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ecosaonicolau.cv/EN/EN%20Ecology/EN%20Endemic%20Plants.html |title=Endemic plants of São Nicolau |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090520141454/http://www.ecosaonicolau.cv/EN/EN%20Ecology/EN%20Endemic%20Plants.html |archive-date=2009-05-20 |url-status=dead }} It favours semi-arid conditions such as escarpments and rocky soil, and can be used to stabilize slopes.{{Cite web |title=Lavandula rotundifolia - Useful Tropical Plants |url=https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Lavandula+rotundifolia |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=tropical.theferns.info}} It is a pioneer species on escarpments, volcanic soils and rocky crevices.

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Lavandula rotundifolia

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