ENDEMISMS OF THE CANARY ISLAND
The endemic vascular flora of the Canary Islands comprises about 577 taxa, according to the specific status, representing 40% of the total species cited for the archipelago. These figures place the Canary Islands as the richest island in the Macaronesian environment, resembling other oceanic archipelagos such as Galapagos and not far from those reached for the entire Mediterranean area.
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Aeonium appendiculatum, CRASSULACEAE
Original illustration 480x330 mm. 2016
Endemic to La Gomera, Canary Islands
Dracunculus canriensis, ARACEAE
Original illustration 480x330 mm. 2016
Endemic to Gran Canaria, Tenerife La Palma and El Hierro, Canary Islands
Viola anagae VIOLACEAE
Original illustration 480x330 mm. 2016
Endemic to Tenerife, Canary Islands
Viola cheiranthifollia, VIOLACEAE
Original illustration 480x330 mm. 2016
Endemic to Tenerife, Canary Islands
Viola palmensis, VIOLACEAE
Original illustration 480x330 mm. 2016
Endemic to La Palma, Canary Islands
Dracaena draco subsp. draco, DRACAENACEAE
Original illustration 480x330 mm. 2017
Native species to the Canary Islands, Azores, Madeira and Cabo Verde
Private collection of Dr. Shirley Sherwood
Echium wildpretii subsp. wildpretii, BORAGINACEAE
Original illustration 480x330 mm. 2016
Endemic to Tenerife, Canary Islands
Private collection of Dr. Shirley Sherwood
Aeonium balsaminiferum, CRASSULACEAE
Original illustration 480x330 mm. 2016
Endemic to the eastern Canary Islands: Lanzarote and Fuerteventura
Private collection of B. Walker
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