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Diplotaxis antoniensis

species of plant

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 29, 2025
Entity authorityQ15541959 ↗
Source-derived summary

Diplotaxis antoniensis is a species of flowering plants of the family Brassicaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde. 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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This entry incorporates text from “Diplotaxis antoniensis” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.