Biology:Sonchus daltonii
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Sonchus daltonii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Sonchus |
| Species: | S. daltonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Sonchus daltonii Webb, 1849
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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]
Distribution and ecology
Sonchus 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/107428228/107468347. 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". http://www.ecosaonicolau.cv/EN/EN%20Ecology/EN%20Endemic%20Plants.html.
Further reading
- Schmidt, Johann Anton (1852). Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln. pp. 64. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10587069.
Wikidata ☰ Q3490288 entry
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