Sonchus daltonii

Sonchus daltonii
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
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 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. 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 . Retrieved 19 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. 41
3. Plantas endémicas e arvores indígenas de Cabo Verde
4. "Endemic plants of São Nicolau". Archived from the original on 2009-05-20.

Further reading

• Schmidt, Johann Anton (1852). Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln. p. 64.