Diplotaxis gorgadensis

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

{{Speciesbox

|image =

|image_caption =

|status = EN

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Catarino, S. |author2=Duarte, M.C. |author3=Romeiras, M.M. |date=2017 |title=Diplotaxis gorgadensis |volume=2017 |page=e.T107424879A107468132 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107424879A107468132.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

|genus = Diplotaxis (plant)

|species = gorgadensis

|authority = Rustan

|synonyms=

}}

Diplotaxis gorgadensis 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 an endangered plant by the IUCN.

Distribution and ecology

Diplotaxis gorgadensis is restricted to the island of Santo Antão, where it occurs in the northeastern part of the island, between 450 and 1,300 metres elevation. It is more frequent in humid mountain zones, but is also found in sub-humid and semi-arid zones.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognised:{{Catalogue of Life|Diplotaxis|gorgadensis}}

  • Diplotaxis gorgadensis subsp. brochmannii
  • Diplotaxis gorgadensis subsp. gorgadensis

References