Table 1.
List of the endemic vascular plants of Cape Verde grouped by distributional elements (sensu Brochmann et al. 1997). The acronyms for each island are as follows: SA, Santo Antão; SV, São Vicente; SL, Santa Luzia; SN, São Nicolau; B, Boavista; M, Maio; ST, Santiago; F, Fogo and BR, Brava.
| Distributional elements / Taxon | SA | SV | SL | SN | S | B | M | ST | F | Br | Ecological groups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern element | |||||||||||
| Aeonium gorgoneum J. A. Schmidt | X | X | X | Mesophytic | |||||||
| Asteriscus smithii (Webb) Walp. | X | Hygrophytic | |||||||||
| Campylanthus glaber Benth. subsp. spathulatus (A. Chev.) Brochmann, N. Kilian, Lobin & Rustan | X | Mesophytic | |||||||||
| Carex antoniensis A. Chev. | X | Hygrophytic | |||||||||
| Carex paniculata L. subsp. hansenii Lewej. & Lobin | X | Hygrophytic | |||||||||
| Conyza schlechtendalii Bolle | X | Hygrophytic | |||||||||
| Diplotaxis antoniensis Rustan | X | Xerophytic | |||||||||
| Diplotaxis gorgadensis Rustan subsp. brochmannii Rustan | X | Hygrophytic | |||||||||
| Diplotaxis gorgadensis Rustan subsp. gorgadensis | X | Mesophytic | |||||||||
| Diplotaxis gracilis (Webb) O. E. Schulz | X | Mesophytic | |||||||||
| Diplotaxis sundingii Rustan | X | Hygrophytic | |||||||||
| Diplotaxis vogelli (Webb) Cout. | X | Mesophytic | |||||||||
| Echium stenosiphon Webb subsp. glabrescens (Pett.) Romeiras & Maria C. Duarte | X | Mesophytic | |||||||||
| Echium stenosiphon Webb subsp. lindbergii (Pett.) Bramwell | X | Mesophytic | |||||||||
| Echium stenosiphon Webb subsp. stenosiphon | X | Mesophytic | |||||||||
| Frankenia ericifolia Chr. Sm. ex DC. subsp. caboverdeana Brochmann, Lobin & Sunding | X | X | X | Mesophytic | |||||||
| Frankenia ericifolia Chr. Sm. ex DC. subsp. montana Brochmann, Lobin & Sunding | X | Hygrophytic | |||||||||
| Helichrysum nicolai N. Kilian, Galbany & Oberpr. | X | Mesophytic | |||||||||
| Kickxia elegans (G. Forst.) D. A. Sutton subsp. webbiana (Sunding) Rustan & Brochmann | X | Mesophytic | |||||||||
| Launaea gorgadensis (Bolle) N. Kilian | X | X | X | Mesophytic | |||||||
| Launaea picridioides (Webb) Engler | X | X | X | Mesophytic | |||||||
| Limonium jovi-barba (Webb) Kuntze | X | X | Hygrophytic | ||||||||
| Limonium sundingii Leyens, Lobin, N. Kilian & Erben | X | Hygrophytic | |||||||||
| Lobularia canariensis (DC.) Borgen subsp. spathulata (J. A. Schmidt) Borgen | X | X | Mesophytic | ||||||||
| Lotus alianus J.H. Kirkbr. | X | X | Xerophytic | ||||||||
| Lotus arborescens Lowe ex Cout. | X | Hygrophytic | |||||||||
| Lotus oliveirae A. Chev. | X | Mesophytic | |||||||||
| Papaver gorgoneum Cout. subsp. theresias Kadereit & Lobin | X | Mesophytic | |||||||||
| Teline stenopetala (Webb & Berthel.) Webb & Berthel. subsp. santoantaoi Marrero-Rodr. | X | Hygrophytic | |||||||||
| Tornabenea bischoffii J. A. Schmidt | X | Hygrophytic | |||||||||
| Tornabenea ribeirensis Schmidt & Lobin | X | Mesophytic | |||||||||
| Southern element | |||||||||||
| Asteriscus daltonii (Webb) Walp. subsp. daltonii | X | Mesophytic | |||||||||
| Campanula bravensis (Bolle) A. Chev. | X | X | X | Hygrophytic | |||||||
| Centaurium tenuiflorum (Hoffmanns. & Link) Fritsch subsp. viridense (Bolle) A. Hansen & Sunding | X | X | X | Hygrophytic | |||||||
| Diplotaxis hirta (A. Chev.) Rustan & Borgen | X | Mesophytic | |||||||||
| Diplotaxis varia Rustan | X | X | Mesophytic | ||||||||
| Echium hypertropicum Webb | X | X | Mesophytic | ||||||||
| Echium vulcanorum A. Chev. | X | Mesophytic | |||||||||
| Erysimum caboverdeanum (A. Chev.) Sund. | X | Mesophytic | |||||||||
| Launaea thalassica N. Kilian, Brochmann & Rustan | X | Mesophytic | |||||||||
| Limonium lobinii N. Kilian & T. Leyens | X | Hygrophytic | |||||||||
| Lotus jacobaeus L. | X | X | Mesophytic | ||||||||
| Tornabenea annua Bég. | X | Hygrophytic | |||||||||
| Tornabenea humilis Lobin & K. H. Schmidt | X | Mesophytic | |||||||||
| Tornabenea tenuissima (A. Chev.) A. Hans. & Sunding | X | Hygrophytic | |||||||||
| Verbascum cystolithicum (B. Petterson) Huber-Morath | X | Mesophytic | |||||||||
| Western element (northern and southern elements) | |||||||||||
| Artemisia gorgonum Webb | X | X | X | Mesophytic | |||||||
| Campanula jacobaea C. Sm. ex Webb | X | X | X | X | Mesophytic | ||||||
| Campylanthus glaber Benth. subsp. glaber | X | X | X | X | X | X | Mesophytic | ||||
| Conyza feae (Bég.) Wild | X | X | X | X | X | X | Mesophytic | ||||
| Conyza pannosa Webb | X | X | X | X | X | Hygrophytic | |||||
| Conyza varia (Webb) Wild | X | X | X | X | X | Mesophytic | |||||
| Dracaena draco (L.) L. subsp. caboverdeana Marrero-Rodr. & R. Almeida | X | X | X | X | X | X | Mesophytic | ||||
| Dryopteris gorgonea J.P. Roux | X | X | X | X | Hygrophytic | ||||||
| Eragrostis conerti Lobin | X | X | X | X | X | Hygrophytic | |||||
| Globularia amygdalifolia Webb | X | X | X | X | X | Mesophytic | |||||
| Helianthemum gorgoneum Webb | X | X | X | X | Mesophytic | ||||||
| Kickxia elegans (G. Forst.) D. A. Sutton subsp. dichondrifolia (Benth.) Rustan & Brochmann | X | X | X | X | Hygrophytic | ||||||
| Lavandula rotundifolia Benth. | X | X | X | X | X | Mesophytic | |||||
| Limonium braunii (Bolle) A. Chev. | X | X | X | X | Mesophytic | ||||||
| Lobularia canariensis (DC.) Borgen subsp. fruticosa (Webb) Borgen | X | X | X | X | X | Mesophytic | |||||
| Micromeria forbesii Benth. | X | X | X | X | X | Mesophytic | |||||
| Papaver gorgoneum Cout. subsp. gorgoneum | X | X | Hygrophytic | ||||||||
| Periploca chevalieri Browicz | X | X | X | X | X | Mesophytic | |||||
| Phagnalon melanoleucum Webb | X | X | X | X | X | Hygrophytic | |||||
| Sonchus daltonii Webb | X | X | X | X | X | Hygrophytic | |||||
| Tolpis farinulosa (Webb) Schmidt | X | X | X | X | X | Hygrophytic | |||||
| Tornabenea insularis (Parl. ex Webb) Parl. ex Webb | X | X | X | Hygrophytic | |||||||
| Umbilicus schmidtii Bolle | X | X | X | X | Hygrophytic | ||||||
| Eastern element | |||||||||||
| Diplotaxis glauca J. A. Schmidt | X | X | Xerophytic | ||||||||
| Fagonia mayana Schlecht. | X | X | Xerophytic | ||||||||
| Pulicaria burchardii Hutch. subsp. longifolia Gamal-Eldin | X | Xerophytic | |||||||||
| Sporobolus minutus Link subsp. confertus (J. A. Schmidt) Lobin, N. Kilian & Leyens | X | X | Xerophytic | ||||||||
| Ubiquitous element (northern, southern and eastern elements) | |||||||||||
| Aristida cardosoi Cout. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Xerophytic |
| Asparagus squarrosus J. A. Schmidt | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Xerophytic | |||
| Asteriscus daltonii subsp. vogelii (Webb) Greuter | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Mesophytic | |||
| Brachiaria lata (Schumach.) C. E. Hubb. subsp. caboverdeana Conert & Ch. Köhler | X | X | X | X | Xerophytic | ||||||
| Cynanchum daltonii (Decne. ex Webb) Liede & Meve | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Xerophytic | |||
| Euphorbia tuckeyana Steud. ex Webb | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Mesophytic | |
| Forsskaolea procridifolia Webb | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Xerophytic | |
| Kickxia elegans (G. Forst.) D. A. Sutton subsp. elegans | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Xerophytic | |
| Limonium brunneri (Webb) Kuntze | X | X | X | Xerophytic | |||||||
| Lotus brunneri Webb | X | X | X | X | X | Xerophytic | |||||
| Lotus purpureus Webb | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Xerophytic | |||
| Paronychia illecebroides Webb | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Xerophytic | ||
| Phoenix atlantica A. Chev. | X | X | X | X | Xerophytic | ||||||
| Polycarpaea gayi Webb | X | X | X | X | X | X | Mesophytic | ||||
| Pulicaria diffusa (Shuttlew. ex Brunn.) Pett. | X | X | X | X | X | Xerophytic | |||||
| Sideroxylon marginata (Decne.) Cout. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Mesophytic | ||
| Solanum rigidum Lam. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Mesophytic | ||
| Verbascum capitis-viridis Hub.- Mor. | X | X | X | X | X | X | Mesophytic | ||||
| Withania chevalieri A.E. Gonç. | X | X | X | X | Xerophytic | ||||||