Plantago arborescens

Plantago arborescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales

Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum*: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum*: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio*: Tracheophyta Cladus: Eutracheophyta Cladus: Euphyllophytina Cladus: Megaphylla Cladus: Radiatopses Cladus: Lignophyta Cladus: Metalignophyta Diviso*: Spermatophyta Classis*: Angiospermae Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Plantagineae
Genus: Plantago
Subgenus: Plantago subg. Psyllium
Species: Plantago arborescens
Subspecies: P. a. subsp. arborescens – P. a. subsp. costae – P. a. subsp. maderensis

Name

Plantago arborescens (Mirb.) Poir., Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 5: 389. (1804)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Psyllium arborescens Mirb., Hist. Nat. Pl. 14: 334 (1805)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia Canary Is., Madeira References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lamarck, J.-B. & Poiret, J.L.M. 1804. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique. Tome 5. 748 pp. H. Agasse, Paris. BHL Reference page.  p. 389

Additional references

• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2013. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 5: Dicotyledoneae: Oleaceae – Zygophyllaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0128-5, 451 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Plantago arborescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Plantago arborescens. Published online. Accessed: July 28 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Plantago arborescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 July 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• español: pinillo común

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