Diplotaxis antoniensis

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|status = VU

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Catarino, S. |author2=Duarte, M.C. |author3=Romeiras, M.M. |date=2017 |title=Diplotaxis antoniensis |volume=2017 |page=e.T107424554A107468122 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107424554A107468122.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

|genus = Diplotaxis (plant)

|species = antoniensis

|authority = Rustan

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Diplotaxis antoniensis is a species of flowering plants of the family Brassicaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : [http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/opencms8/export/sites/medioambiente/piac/galerias/descargas/Documentos/Publicaciones/Publicaciones-LPESCaboVerde.pdf 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 It is listed as a vulnerable plant by the IUCN.

Distribution and ecology

Diplotaxis antoniensis is restricted to the island of Santo Antão. It occurs between 1,100 and 1,500 metres elevation in arid, semi-arid and sub-humid zones. It is found on mountain slopes, in stony plains and in cultivated fields, where it is considered as a weed.

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