Kingdom Plantae Family Asteraceae Rank Species | Order Asterales Genus Sonchus | |
Similar Sarcostemma daltonii, Artemisia gorgonum, Campanula jacobaea, Euphorbia tuckeyana, Sonchus leptocephalus | ||
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).
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 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, and is listed as a species in a critical danger of extinction.
References
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