Sonchus daltonii
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| Sonchus daltonii Webb, 1849
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Sonchus daltonii is a species of flowers that belong to the Asteraceae family. The species are endemic in Cape Verde. The genus was named by Philip Barker Webb in 1849.
Its local name is heart-of-the-king or king's heart (coroa-de-rei or coroa de rei) (Sabão de Cativi).[1]
Distribution and ecology
Sonchus daltonii are founded in the Capeverdean islands of Santo Antão, São Vicente in the area of Monte Verde , São Nicolau, Santiago 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, and is listed as a species in a critical danger of extinction.
References
- ^ Gomes et al 2003, p. 15
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
External links
- "Sonchus daltonii Webb". Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer (UBIO). Retrieved 28 May 2012.