Diplotaxis glauca

Diplotaxis glauca is a species of flowering plants of the family Brassicaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.[2] It is listed as a critically endangered plant by the IUCN.[1] The plant was named by Otto Eugen Schulz in 1916. The local name of the species is mostarda-brabo (wild mustard),[3] a name that may also refer to the related species Diplotaxis gracilis.

Diplotaxis glauca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Diplotaxis
Species:
D. glauca
Binomial name
Diplotaxis glauca
Synonyms
  • Sinapidendron glaucum Webb

Distribution and ecology

Diplotaxis glauca is restricted to the islands of Sal and Boa Vista.[1]

References

  1. Catarino, S.; Duarte, M.C.; Romeiras, M.M. (2017). "Diplotaxis glauca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T107424566A107468127. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107424566A107468127.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 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. 42
  3. Plantas endémicas e arvores indígenas de Cabo Verde

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