Flora canaria > Especies silvestres
Tinguarra cervariaefolia
Tinguarra cervariaefolia (DC.) Parl.
Familia
APIACEAE
Apio de risco
Tinguarra cervariaefolia is a perennial, subshrubby herbaceous plant, commonly known as ‘apio de risco’, which is endemic to the Canary Islands. It belongs to the Apiaceae family.
It is a small, branched shrub or bush that can reach between 1.5 and 2 metres in height, with erect stems.
Its leaves are very similar to those of common celery, both in shape and in their characteristic aroma. They are compound (2–3-pinnate), light green in colour, glabrous, with ovate segments and serrated margins.
It produces white or slightly greenish flowers arranged in dense, globular or hemispherical umbels. Its main flowering period occurs between February and May.
As well as ‘apio de risco’, it is known by local names such as ‘chibichina’, ‘lele’, ‘lengüilla’ or ‘tajuria’.
This species is native to the western province of the Canary Islands and occurs naturally on the islands of Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro.
It grows mainly amongst rock-loving vegetation, colonising rocky outcrops, cliffs, rock crevices and exposed foothill slopes. Its altitudinal range is quite broad, extending from low-lying areas of tabaibal-cardonal vegetation to thermophilic summit communities, covering altitudes between 20 and 1,200 metres.
El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife
Apio de risco
Tinguarra cervariaefolia is a perennial, subshrubby herbaceous plant, commonly known as ‘apio de risco’, which is endemic to the Canary Islands. It belongs to the Apiaceae family.
It is a small, branched shrub or bush that can reach between 1.5 and 2 metres in height, with erect stems.
Its leaves are very similar to those of common celery, both in shape and in their characteristic aroma. They are compound (2–3-pinnate), light green in colour, glabrous, with ovate segments and serrated margins.
It produces white or slightly greenish flowers arranged in dense, globular or hemispherical umbels. Its main flowering period occurs between February and May.
As well as ‘apio de risco’, it is known by local names such as ‘chibichina’, ‘lele’, ‘lengüilla’ or ‘tajuria’.
This species is native to the western province of the Canary Islands and occurs naturally on the islands of Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro.
It grows mainly amongst rock-loving vegetation, colonising rocky outcrops, cliffs, rock crevices and exposed foothill slopes. Its altitudinal range is quite broad, extending from low-lying areas of tabaibal-cardonal vegetation to thermophilic summit communities, covering altitudes between 20 and 1,200 metres.
El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife
