 This bird pollination syndrome is pretty rare in these latitudes and seems to have independent origins according to phylogenies of each lineage.Legally, the regional government declared the species to be a "protected plant" in 1991 and the species was listed in the 2001 "Catálogo de Especies Amenazadas de Canarias", these law were superceded by the 2010 "Catálogo Canario de Especies Protegidas" law in which it was included in as a plant 'important to the ecosystems of the Canary Islands'.It has not been assessed by the IUCN.