Sonchus daltonii is a species of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.[2] It is listed as endangered by the IUCN.[1] The genus was named by Philip Barker Webb in 1849. Its local name is coroa-de-rei ("king's crown").[3]
Sonchus daltonii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Sonchus |
Species: | S. daltonii |
Binomial name | |
Sonchus daltonii Webb, 1849 |
Distribution and ecology
editSonchus daltonii occurs on the Capeverdean islands of Santo Antão, São Vicente, São Nicolau,[4] Santiago and Fogo. It grows in humid and sub-humid zones, mainly between 800 and 1,800 metres elevation. It is used for grazing animals, and it is highly threatened by nomadic grazing.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Catarino, S.; Duarte, M.C.; Romeiras, M.M. (2017). "Sonchus daltonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T107428228A107468347. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107428228A107468347.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 41
- ^ Plantas endémicas e arvores indígenas de Cabo Verde
- ^ "Endemic plants of São Nicolau". Archived from the original on 2009-05-20.
Further reading
edit- Schmidt, Johann Anton (1852). Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln. p. 64.
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