Beta patula

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Beta patula
Habit
Chão islet, with Cevada islet on the horizon

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Beta
Species:
B. patula
Binomial name
Beta patula

Beta patula is a species of wild beet in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Madeira.[2] It is a close relative of Beta vulgaris.[3] There are about 3000 individuals alive in the wild, distributed on two uninhabited islets; Ilhéu Chão, and Ilhéu da Cevada—also called dos Desembarcadouros—which is an extension of Ponta de São Lourenço and separated from it by only a few meters during high tide.[4]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T162088A5532483.en
    . Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Beta patula Aiton". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. S2CID 159040121
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  4. PMID 33654451
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