Diplotaxis gracilis

Diplotaxis gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Diplotaxis
Species: D. gracilis
Binomial name
Diplotaxis gracilis
(Webb) O.E.Schulz, 1916
Synonyms
  • Sinapidendron gracile Webb, 1822[1]

Diplotaxis gracilis is a species of wall rockets that belong to the Brassicaceae family. The species are endemic in Cape Verde[2] and is listed as endangered by the IUCN/[1] The plant was named by Otto Eugen Schulz in 1916.

Its local name of the species is called mostarda-brabo (wild mustard).[2] Another related plant is Diplotaxis glauca; found on the island of Sal as well as Diplotaxis antoniensis, Diplotaxis gorgadensis founded on the island of Santo Antão, Diplotaxis hirta and Diplotaxis sundingii.

Distribution and ecology

Diplotaxis gracilis are founded only in the island of São Nicolau in the elevation between 600 and 1,200 meters.[2][3]

Further reading

  • Gomes, Isildo; et al. (2003). Endemic plants and indigenous trees of the Cape Verde Islands. Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Fishery and the Projects "Conservation and Exploration of the Natural Resources on the Island Fogo" (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeitand) and "Conservation of Biodiversity".
  • Schmidt, Johann Anton (1852). Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln. p. 267.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Diplotaxis gracilis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 3.1. 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Gomes et al 2003, p. 18
  3. ↑ Endemic plants of São Nicolau Archived 2010-05-29 at the Wayback Machine.
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