Syn.: Digitalis sceptrum L. f., Callianassa sceptrum (L. f.) Webb
Family: Scrophulariaceae Juss.
Distribution: An endemic species of Portuguese island Madeira. Rare plant.
Ecology: It grows in ravines and rocky slopes of the Laurisilva, at altitudes of 600–1000 m.
Description: A perennial, branchy shrub, up to 4 m high. The leaves are ovate-oblong, 10–40 cm long, borne on the terminal branches, the flowers in dense, terminal racemes, the corolla is yellowish-orange with purplish traces, 2–3,5 cm. Flowers from June to August.
These images were taken in Portugal, Madeira, Mt. Pico Alto (July 2, 2005).
