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Daucus edulis

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Species of plant

Daucus edulis
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Daucus
Species: D. edulis
Binomial name
Daucus edulis
(Lowe)
Synonyms
  • Monizia edulis Lowe
  • Monizia edulis subsp. giranus J. A. Carvalho & F. Fern.
  • Monizia edulis subsp. isambertoi F. Fern. & J. A. Carvalho
  • Monizia edulis subsp. santosii F. Fern. & J. A. Carvalho
  • Thapsia decipiens Hook. fil.
  • Thapsia edulis Nichols.
  • Thapsia melanoselina Masf.

Daucus edulis (Portuguese: Cenoura-da-rocha) is a critically endangered species of flowering plant in the celery family Apiaceae. It is endemic to Madeira.

Description

Daucus edulis is a long-lived perennial plant, up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) in height. It has a hard woody unbranched stem with annual flowers and light yellowish-green, markedly shiny radial leaves, broadly triangular at the edges with pubescent petioles. It has scattered, paniculate inflorescences. Its fruits are 10–14 by 5–7 millimetres (0.39 in–0.55 in × 0.20 in–0.28 in), oblong to ellipsoid, pubescent and pale when ripe.

The species was previously known as Monizia edulis.

Distribution and habitat

The species is endemic to Madeira Island and Deserta Grande Island and was once native to the Savage Islands. In 2008 its population was estimated to be around 50 individuals in a 226 square kilometres (87 sq mi) area. It extends from the Central Mountain Massif of Madeira and occupies rocky cliffs and terraces with soil accumulations up to 300 metres (980 ft) a.s.l. in Deserta Grande and up to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) in Madeira.

It is mainly threatened by the introduction of exotic species, human collection, fires, droughts, storms, and landslides.

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References

  1. ^ Fernandes, F. (2017) . "Monizia edulis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T161895A115869929. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T161895A5510185.en. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Species Details : Daucus edulis (Lowe) Wojew., Reduron, Banasiak & Spalik". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Monizia edulis Lowe". www3.uma.pt. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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Taxon identifiers
Daucus edulis
Monizia edulis
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