Sonchus daltonii

Sonchus daltonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Asterales
Family:Asteraceae
Genus:Sonchus
Species: S. daltonii
Binomial name
Sonchus daltonii
Webb, 1849

Sonchus daltonii is a species of flowers that belong to the Asteraceae family. The species are endemic in Cape Verde and is listed as endangered by the IUCN.[1] The genus was named by Philip Barker Webb in 1849 while he was describing other plant species in the archipelago.

Its local name is heart-of-the-king or king's heart (coroa-de-rei or coroa de rei) (Sabão de Cativi).[2]

Distribution and ecology

Sonchus daltonii are founded in the Capeverdean islands of Santo Antão, São Vicente in the area of Monte Verde, São Nicolau,[3] Santiago in the area of Serra da Malagueta and Pico da Antónia and Fogo in the altitude over 700 meters. They are used for fodder for the cattle and has been overgrazed. It became rare in São Vicente and Santiago.

Around 2010, it was listed as a species in critical danger of extinction, in 2017, it was listed as being endangered.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sonchus daltonii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 3.1. 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  2. ↑ Gomes et al 2003, p. 15
  3. ↑ Endemic plants of São Nicolau Archived 2010-05-29 at the Wayback Machine.

Further reading

  • Isildo Gomes et al., 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, 2003
  • Wolfram Lobin, Teresa Leyens, Norbert Kilian, Matthias Erben, Klaus Lewejohann, The Genus Limonium (Plumbaginaceae) on the Cape Verde Islands, W Africa, Willdenowia, Berli), vol. 25, no. 1, 20 June 1994, p. 197-214
  • Schmidt, Johann Anton (1852). Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln. p. 64.
  • "Sonchus daltonii Webb". Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer (UBIO). Retrieved 28 May 2012.
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