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Diplotaxis glauca

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

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

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.

Distribution and ecology

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

References

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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