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]

Beta patula
Habit
Chão islet, with Cevada islet on the horizon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Beta
Species:
B. patula
Binomial name
Beta patula

References
  1. Carvalho, M.; Frese, L.; Duarte, M.C.; Magos Brehm, J.; Tavares, M.; Santos Guerra, A.; Draper, D. (2011). "Beta patula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T162088A5532483. 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. Rodríguez Del Río, Álvaro; Minoche, André E.; Zwickl, Nikolaus F.; Friedrich, Anja; Liedtke, Susan; Schmidt, Thomas; Himmelbauer, Heinz; Dohm, Juliane C. (2019). "Genomes of the wild beets Beta patula and Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima". The Plant Journal. 99 (6): 1242–1253. doi:10.1111/tpj.14413. PMID 31104348. S2CID 159040121.
  4. Nóbrega, Humberto; Freitas, Gregório; Zavattieri, M. A.; Ragonezi, Carla; Pinheiro De Carvalho, Miguel (2021). "Structure and floristic composition associated with an endangered species Beta patula Aiton (Amaranthaceae) in the Islands of Madeira Archipelago". Biodiversity Data Journal. 9: e61091. doi:10.3897/BDJ.9.e61091. PMC 7907053. PMID 33654451.
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