BANCO DE DATOS DE BIODIVERSIDAD
DE CAB0 VERDE
ARCHIVO DOCUMENTAL
PUBLlCAClbN
Tipo de publicacibn:
Trawl en r&t&
No de fotocopias:
6
Auto&s:
Gomes, I., Leyens, T., Da Luz, B., Costa, J. 01 GonCahrss, F.
Afio:
1999
ntulo:
New data on the diibution
and conservation status of some angiosperms of the Cape Verde Islands, W Africa
&vi&a
: Wildenowia
No edicith:
Volumen: 29
Nrimero:
PBginas:
105-114
Palabms
clave:
CONSERVACIhl,
ECOLOGh, FOTOGRAFhS,
TAXONOMh
NOTAS
ADMINISTFtACI6N
RuSCn
Barone
Tosc
~vurdruowia LY - IYYY
JSILDO COMES, TERESA LEYENS, BERENICE DA LUZ. JUDITH COSTA, FATIMA
GONCALVES
New data on the distributibn
and conservation
status
of some
angiosperms
of the Cape Verde Islands,
W Africa
Intensive field work aud analysis of the state of biodiversity ou all islands during the years iYY.3
lo IYYY Icd lo lhc publication ol’several contributions lo the flora and vegelalion of the archipcl-
ago of Cabo Verde (Brochniann & al. 1997, Gornes & Vera-Cruz 1993. Gonles & al. I9YSa-h.
1998, Games 1997. Kilian & Leyens 1994, Leyens 1998. Leyens & Lobin 1995, Lobin & al.
1995) as well as to the compilation of the First Red Data List for the Cape Verde Islnuds (Lcyrus
& Lobin 1996). the elaboration of the National Strategy for Biodiversity Conservation (SIPA
19YY) and ! compilation of all areas in urgent need of protection (Leyens unpubl. diplonla thc.\is
IYYJ. Gwnes & al. iu prep.). As part UC the activities of the lnstituto National de Invcstig;u$o c
Dcscnvolvitucnto Agriirio (INIDA) and the Dcpurtamcnto de GeociSncias do Institute Supcriot
de Educ;u$o t ISE) iutcnsive t’icld studies were conducted PI many diffcrctu localilics OII xcvcr;~I
islands. resulting in a thesis tGo~nes IY97) and several terminal study papers (Luz IYYY. Cosi;t
1994. Gonsalvez 1999). The results show that the vegetation and flora of the islands arc still IWI
fully known and much more field work is needed.
hllhot~gh Sanliiqw is one of lhc islands whcrc lhc firs1 holanicill iIlVcxligilliollx wcrr c:crriul
I 1111
.
I 18 u1k3 k\ id.: I\TN dala on wne nugiospcrms of the Cape Vcrdc lslunds
1
* ) 3:
* co~~th~clCd I;IIcI’ 1 l.<)biu I ‘IS_‘. Rusl;~u Q I3roch111euu I Yli.5, Nogueiru 9: Ormonde I YX 1. l YXS), it is
L the iahind were n1ost 01’ lhc floristic dkoveries and rediscoveries were imde during the lust
years. 011 this islmttl iutcllhivc invrstig;ttions were conducted by the uuthors in the Ribeirl Seca
c and Ribeiru Principal. at blato Gt?gti and Lugar Velho from Murch 1998 to April IYYY. On the is-
kmd of Fogo the enlirc hi;hcr 1011cs ol’thr old crater rim (Bordcira) ;md thr Rq;~to dr l’ico Nova
have hcrn suh,jcct to intcuri\c I’icltl studizs hincc IYY7. 111 additiotl invcstigutiotls 011 the isl;lnd of
BouVistu. Stn. Lucia and 111~ Ilh~u~ tlu Rond~o N of Br;lv;l were do~lr. Tbih p;ll”r prcscttts s”llle
interesting rcrords III;I~C durill F 111~‘s~ investigations. The classil’icutkm of cotlscrvution status
follows the Prinieira l.ista Vrrmclha tic Cabo Verde (Leyens & Lobin lYY6).
Dicotylednneae Asclepiadaceae
Pc*ri~~low lwvi.qcrrcr >ubxp. chvwli~~ri (Bnjwic/) G. K IIIILCI
Thr shrub grows nminl! iu IIIC >cmiarid ;md subhumid I.OIICS l~ctwcc~l JO0 ;&I IS00 111. Having
disappcurcd from large :irc’a 01’ its fornlrr distribution bum being still quite I’requctlt on so111e is-
lands it is classified ;I* Intkuqcred (EN). Its utilizatkm for aninml skin tetlning mcntiotlcd by
Chevidier ( 1935) IUS hce11 confirmed by inhabitants of Fogo but is nowadays r;Irely prilcticed ‘.
(ohs. Leyens). On S;mti;t~o ii ih used as :I medicinal phmt IO treat l’evrr and cougll (ohs. COIIWS).
For Santi:tgo oni! kmc rccarrd of IO.34 tChev;dier 1935) l1;1J been known before ;I lxq~ul;ltion
of tlirer individual* I\ 35 discus\ crud at hi;~lo G?gG (Cmicelho dc Snnta C;tt;lrina) in October IYYJ
(Dimrtc & Gomcs. in lxcp. 1. Its prcscncc at this loculity in inercessihle cscarpmcnts with
<;hhrthrirr crrrc!:~rl~rl~/;~licr. (‘~r~~r~~~l~r~rrlrtr.~ ,~ltrhcr subsp. .qkthc*r und Herc*rr+,,~,,rc wrr,o,t,r,.~ WQS
coilfirmed in J;tnu;tr) I YYY (ohs. Kilian. Lryens & Gotnes). In May IYYY two tnorc individuuls
were discovered ;I1 t\r’o further Ioc;llities.
The species is here recorded for the firht time for Sta. Luck, where u single shrub wus found in
the Ribeira dos Pencdos. In ;igreement with Comes & ul. (IYY6) the species- is clussified us
Critically Endangered (CR) for Santiago ilnd Rare (R) for Sta. Luciu.
SANTIAGO: Ribeirl da Gqn. at Luger Vclho. NNW fucing esc;upnlrttts ;tt 031) 111. ;tccolup;lnicd
by Siderwykn rmtr,~irrc~r~r. 6~lrictnr lr~l’(,rlr~l/~ic.rrrrr. Ccra~~~~lcr~~rlrrr,~ g/&er s&p. ,q/grl>cr atId
P+xwpuea gayi. 26.5. I YYY. G WIICS & ~%frnr/es (obs.); Ribeira de Batalha. NNE facing escarp-
ments at 600 tn. 26.5. I YYY. Gorrrc~s S Mc4c.v (obs.).
S.rA. LUCIA: Ribeirlr dos Prnedoa. ut c. 170 tn. lJ.Y.lYYb. Lqm,v CV-Yfj-6-3-3 (herb. Lobitt). ’
This endemic rosette shrub !\‘a rediscovcrcd ml S;mtiagu in December (YY.3 in the NE to NW
facing cliffs of the Scr~l tin M:tlagueta (Gotlies & ul. lYY5u) after it bud been rerordcd from this
islund only once in IMY (Kilian 19X8: I81 ). In November lYY8 another population of three indi-
viduuls was found in the Serra da Mulngueta. being threatened by u strong invusion of Lttnrtt~rct
wniora and Parcrcrrcr,/helic/~~. The species is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) for this is-
land us the number of individuuls does not seem to surpass a tot;ll of 30.
III years of IOW precipitation most individmds do not develop rosettes but stay totillly retracted.
A minimum precipitation qunntity :IISO SCCIIIS necessary to itlduce flor;rtion ;ls itI s()t,le ye;lrs tl,,
flowering could be ohscrvcd tc.g. lYY7 on lingo. ohs. Leyens ). Tllus the general classification 01
the population sizes is kluitc dil’lkuh. The species is strongly collected 3s it is willingly Cuten by ull
kind of livestock. Normally the species is collected before or in flowering stute so that it would not
reach fruiting. AS the spccics IXIS been strongly over-collected on the island of Fopo u concept bus
been elaborated in collaboration with the locnl population abandoning its collection in certain re-
?
@ions for some years. As il combinrd result of these activities und of the higher prccipit;lti()n in
IYYX u large pert of the polml;ltion of lhc rcspcctivc region rcnchcd fruiting (01~. l.cycnh).
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Willdenowia 2Y - IYYYIO7
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Fig. I. ~,,/l~j,~,~rr;r~rr/,rrscr (Webb) 1. A Sclmd~ - Sanliago. Terra da M;~lapueta. XSO’m. NNW slqx - l’l~~lo-graph by I. Games. 5.1999.
S,+,N 1 I,\(;,): Scrrn dc Millakucla. concclho dc Sank\ Cat;~rill~l. Quchruda. . CSW fllcing slopes iit c.
840 m. 3 individuals, IX. I I. IYY8. G‘OI~WS. LG Cosrtr & Gorl(Il/ws (ObS. I.
Ttr//‘isjirri,rrr/oscr (Webb) J. A. Schmidt
The woody perellllid (Fig. 1) is u typical element of humid ad subhumid escilrpmcnts hct\\.ccn
800 and (800 111. found on the islands of Sto. Antlo, S. Vicente. Fogo and Brava (Kilkm IYXS.
Brochnmnn & al. 1997).
011 Saiitiago. until now no1 known to literuture, a smull population of three individuals wax
found in the escarpments of Jo80 Snnohes in the Riheira Seca ia October lYY4 (Dunrte & Gottl~s
in prep.). intensive field work with the students of the Instituto Superior de Educa@ (ISEt since
the end of lYY8 led to the discovery of several other populations. AS rll tlloWn populatious on
S:mtiago are smull und grow in heuvily disturbed zones, the species is classified as Endml~crcd
(EN) for this island.
On Fogo the species is recorded for the first time from the southern port of the island where il
snmll popuhltion was found in the Southeast in the subhumid zone of the Regato de Pica Nova aI
C. St)0 111 ‘(Gort~~,~. Lu; & Cenruio) aud in the Southwest in the scmiurid zone in the Rihcir:)
Folltinho $ 1 X50 m (Lc~crrs oh.r.).
As it is the case with .‘Gmc/rus hlforrii. in years of low precipitation many individuals 01
7,~//,i,~Jirri,tr,/o.~tr remain retrusted and thus invisible (obs. Leyens). It is therefore assunmblc that
the occurrence of both species in the senliurid zones will prove fairly regulur.
S,\N t t,j(;o: Serru du Maluguetu. ut the head of the Riheirn Principal. c. X50 III, 3 individual\ iu 111~
NNW filcillf cliffs. IX. I I. IYYX, Gnsrc*s. /a:. (‘~s/tr C Gr~~t.tr/~‘t,s (ohs.): ihid.. 720 III. C. 35 in&
. I
108 Ckwws &z al.: New data on some nngiospcrms of the Cape Verde Islands
(1 p 5’
escarpments al c. 800 III. c. 30 individuals with well-developed woody caudex,
Gonws. LUZ & <;o/r<x//,~c~.s (ohs.). I 1.3.1999,
FOW: Ribeira Fontinho in the southwestern semiarid part of the old crater rim (Bordeira) at
I920 tn. 2 I. l .1998. Le!en.r (obs.); NNW part of the island. Montinho at a dripping spring, 1880
m. 30.12.1998. Lcp~cws CV-9%IO57 (herb. Leyens); southeastern part of the island, Regato de
Pica NOVO, C. 500 111. 3.1998. Comes. LOO di Cerrfeio (obs.)
Boraginaceae /
Eclriurr~ hyperrropicwrr Webb
On the strongly degraded island of Santiago only few larger populations of this endemic shrub
are known to have remained (Gomes & al. 1995a). A hitherto unknown large population of sev-
eral hundreds of malurc individuals has been discovered in 1999. The species there grows associ-
ated with Lc~wm/rr/cr r-mrrrcl~lidkc. C~r~r~/~,~/o~~Ittrs glcrher subsp. ~ekrbrr. Sic/errt.t,v/orr nrcrr,vincrrrr
and Strrco.~fcnmrc~ r/cr//~nrii. Still it has to bc considcrcd as Endmlgcrcd (EN) on SaJJ1i;lgo.
SANTIAGO: Rihrira Ila~alh;~ rind Riheira Garca, in the NNE and NNW facing escarptuents be-
tween 700 and 750 111. 26.5. I Y99, Gomrs & Merrrles (obs.).
Eclrirrrrt IW/C~I~~II~I A. Chev.
This species. which is similar to Ec/rirrnr /f~/~er~rcJ/~icrtnl, is one of the six species endemic to the
island of Fogo. So far it was thought to be restricted to the semiarid zone in the southern and
western part of the island (Brochmann & al. 1997) but new distributional data give a somewhat
different picture. Two populations have been found in the subhumid zone at 1730 and I870 m,
one of several hundreds of individuals in the south-eastern part, the other of three individuals in
the north-western part. The latter stand with old and formerly impressive but now badly cut indi-
viduals is the first record of the species from the more humid northern half of the old crater rim.
Even though it is not assumable that the range of Echirom wclcanorunt exceeded considerably into
the northern part of the island. The factor limiting its distribution is, however, most likely not the
climate but the ~comorphology: where the rocky slopes replace the lapilli dominated slopes
Ec/rimn starts to diminish and becomes replaced by Etr/d~ntf~ic: rtrrPr,nrrr~. Arrenrisict ,qorqt,r,rt,~,,
Peri/doca koei~igdlcr subsp. chewlieri and other species (Leyens in prep). As (hc NNW par1 of 1he
old crater rim (Bordeira) is dominated by rocky slopes it seems probable that Echico,r in ihat part
has always been :I rare component of the vegetation.
Its conservation status should be maintained as Endangered (EN) because human pressure for
wood and animal fodder is quite severe. As animals prefer the soft flowering branches, the species
is preferably c~llccted in early flowering state and the achicvemen1 of scud maturi1y is I’rcYucmly
prcvcnled. thus rcprucr:rlion Itwough sccttlinps is very poor (ohs. T. Lcycns).
FOCXX Achada Omrho. souih-castcru part of the island. lapilli covered slopes at 1750 to.
2.7.l999. Lewns CV-YY-/ 105 (herb. Leyens); north-western part of the island, on the slopes of
Montinho at 1870 111. 3 individuals. 7.6.1999, Leverrs CV-99-1102 (herb. LcyensJ; western par1
of the old crater rim (Bordcira). Ribeira Figueirinha (upper part of the Ribeira Isabel), ilt 1he
Cume de Mte. Vermclho. at 2340 III. 512.1996, Ley~t.~ CV-96-669
Tin). Brassicaceae
Lobdnria cnnoricvrsis subsp. jrrt/iccJso (Webb) Borgen
This inconspicuous. white-flowering endemic shrublet is known from the islands of Sto. Antlo,
S. Nicolau. Santiago. Fogo and Brava (Games & al. 1995b). Due to the lack ofsufficient data, i1s
general COUServltkw status was classified as Indeterminate (I) (Games & al. 1996).
Gn Fogo too it was qualified as indeterminate as already by Chevalier (1935) only one record
is mentioned from Fog0 (Espia pits de Mosteiros. I(HJ0 III. Chertrtier JS1.92) ;111d ;IISO (1~ Borgen
( 19x7) Ollly tW0 hxlitics ilrC illdicillcd for the island. During 111~ lust lhrce years of imcnsivc field
Willdenowia 29 - IYYY 111’)
work by T. Leyens all around the higher elevations of Fogo the species was encountered only fou)
times (see below). All populations consisted of few or even one individual only. It was found in
the semiarid zone as well as in the subhutnid zones. As it is a very palatable species for all kind 01
livestock it can be taken for sure that its population sizes and distribution range has diminished
greatly. It is therefore classified as Critically Endangered (CR) for Fogo.
FOGO: Western part of the island, path from Miguel Goncalves up 10 the caldeira rim (BorJcir:rJ.
S facing slopes at 1900 tn. 23. I. 1904. Kilicm 3325 clc Leyens with S. Gorur,s (B. herb l.obiu ):
southwestern part of the island, Momado National, rim of the bordcira. a1 the base of li\trinc~:~
Tola, 2220 tn. 21.1 I .I998, Leyens CV-Y&/O/I (herb. Leyens); western part of 111~ old crater rim
(Bordeira). Ribeira Figueirinha (upper part of the Ribeira Isabel), below Cume dc hlic.
Verftrelho, at 2200 m, 5.12.1996, Leyerrs CV-96-664 (herb. Lobin).
Caryophyllaceae
Prrrotrydricc illc~c~~~h~oitlcs Wehb
This endemic perennial herb is known from the islauds of Sto. AnlBo, S. Viccutc. Sta. I.u/ia. S.
Nicolau, Boavista, Maio, Santiago and Fogo (Brochmann & al. lY97) aud is here recorded for lhc
first time from the Ilheus do Rontbo (Le,vcrrs CV-YI-OS/). The species has a very wide ccologic;)l
antpli1ude, occurring from sea level to the highest elevations and in all moues of humidity cwct~l
the extrentely arid zone. Even though it is generally classified as Lower Risk (LR) its shr~ux (rn
Maio is considered Endangered (EN) (Games & al. 1996).
For Boavisla we sugges1 IO upgrade i1s sta1us IO Critically Endntlgered (CR) due IO the I’;ICI
that although it is lis1ed for this island (Hansen & Sunding 1985, Brochman & al lYY7) i1 has n(*l
been recorded by Diniz & Matos (1988) nor collected during the intensive field work in 10021~J-J.
Boavista is also one of the islands with severe pressure by overgrazing.
On Fogo, Brochmann & al. (1997) mention it as “absent in the lowlands”. App;~rcn1Iy 111c!
have overseen that Diniz & Ma~os (1987) give the species as a typical element of lhe arid li11ot;tl
communities in the south-eastern part of the island (e.g. Ponta da Praia GrandcJ. in 111~
north-western Dart of the island (Ponta da Salina) and probably also in the north-cax1cru part III
the island (Fajazinha, Ponta Queimada).
The presence of 1he species is confirmed for Sla. Luzia where it WBS collcc~cd in I’J’Jh. 1)) I’III
mer times it has probably heen victim IO goat grazing on Sla. Luzia hu1 as could hc obscrvctl :nul
was collfirmed by local fishermen. there have been no goats on 1he island in the last yc;Jrs. ‘l‘l111\
the species is classified as Vulnerable (VU) for Sta. Luzia and Rare (R) for 1he Ilheus Ron)bo.
Foc;o: Poma da Salina, rocky coast in the norlh-western par1 of 1he island. 4.7. I’JO’J. /.c*~,rr\
CV-YY-/ /fJ(, (herb. Leycns): north-wcslcru suhhutnid par1 of the old craler riot (l~ordcira). I(~I~.;I
Roeha. ;II 1770 tn. IY’JCJ. Lqvcrrs (ohs.); Moutiuho, NE facing steep Csc;Upncnls ol’ the sublnuu~~l
par1 of lhe old cruler rioi al lY70 tn. IYYX. Leyerrs (obs.); ibid, SW facing slopes a1 IS30 tn.
13.2.IY99. Lcwm CV-YY-/OY(I (herb. Leyens).
II.H~~US oo R~MHO: ILHBU DA CIMA: On rocky slopes, c. 70 m, _. -7 2.1994. Lc~pvrs C’\‘-YJ-(I5 I
(herb. Lobin).
MAio: On 1he top of Mte Penoso, W facing slope a1 300 III, 5. I. 1994. Le.wws. Kilictrr & Gwwt
(obs.).
SAN’rA LUZIA: Ribeira dos Penedos, at c. 100 tn. 14.9.1996, Leyens CV-96-6/Y (herb. Lobin).
This morphologically very variable, small, endemic (sub)shrub is kuown from IIIC i>laud\ of SI~I.
Antlo. S. Vicente. Branco, S. Nicolau. Sal. Santiago Und Fogo. where it grows mwt frctlucml! III
the semiarid and subhumid tones (Brochmann & al. 1997). For Fogo, Brochmann 6r al. ( 10071 :I\
well as M;IIOS & Diniz (1987) mentioned the species as occurring mainly at elcvatiolix brh~w
I-t00 m. Imcnsivc field studies hy T. Lcyens have shown now that the species is aI\0 a reuuhu
though mu ahund;m1 element of 111~ higher clcvaiions, hcing equally frcqueut in lhc ~II~~~IIII)II~~
,
,
1 111 lhwc~ & al.: New J;II;I on some :u~g~ospcrnrs ol 111~ Capt Vcrdc Islunds
;ind sculiilri’i /out ;III’I c k*ro\viq 0II lllc ndc)’ slcrlws :uld L’STiII’l~IllSIlIS ol’ Ihe old cr;ller riut
(Bordeiru). Evcu though it is consitlcrcd Extinct (EX) ou S. Vicente and Sal. it is generally clas-
sified to be Lmrr Risk (LR) (Games 6: al. iYY6).
Fo~.o: SW pm of lhr islmd. Mon~ado National. tit the rim of ihe old crater rim (Bordeira)
semkrid. rocl.~ mnc bcl;jrc rcuchitlg Esi;inci;l Tol;~. 2 I X0 111 . 2 I I I I YYX. Lc,,‘xms CI’-YS- /o/o
(herb. Leyens): ihid.. I’CII~IO All” do Sul. semiarid zone, 22Y1) in. X. 12. IYYX. Lq’~rr.s CV-Y&/O55
(herb. Leycns): hluu!iuho. p;~th lexiing IO Ferniio Comes. subhumid aone. rocky slopes a~ I770
111. 3O.l.IYYY. /.~,,v’~rr.c (‘I’-YY-/flY.j (herb. Leyens): Covn d’Areio. north-western ‘)krt of the old
crater ricn (Bordcir:l). xcniiurid zone. rocliy SW facing slopes al lY80 in. 2Y.h.IYYY. Lc,,veJr.r
CV-YY-II03 (hcrh. Lcycns).
Thr spccics i.\ 111c t~ul! cu’lcmic /-tr/~l/“~/‘i~rc.~,‘/‘, of ~hc <‘:I)” Vcrtlc Ishukls. The sphcrkd shrub
rcuches up 10 3 81) hcighl ;uld is well rrprcseulcd 011 the ;trchipcl;lfo ullh’~u~h iis prcscnl dislribu-
lieu rcprcscnls t~oI> :I I’rikcli’m ol’ ils fomcr rungc. Will’ csccpliou 01’ Ihc isluuds of Meio. Sunla
Lu7iii :ml Ihc isklh il i> huowu from 311 iskuids. II hm ;i renmklbly liirgc ccolofical aoiplilude.
growing belwccu I II0 iiiid 2500 iii (Games L ill. 199%).
011 lhr isl;uld t~f B’KI\ isl:l il wax collected by Fea in IXYX on the Mon~c Est9ncia (B~!guinot
19 IX. quoted I)! (itmic\ S- ;II. IYOSu). IIS presence on rhe iskml W;IS confirolcd in IYYZ und lYY4.
when popul:ltitm on the Rocl1;1 dc S;111lo Anl’inio ;111d lhc Rocha P’~vo;~l;;io Vclhe growing be-
~wecn 30-300 nl wcrc I’ouutl tGocncs SI ul. I YYSn). In Novcmher IYYX t1 furlhqr popuktlion of
several hundreds ‘rf iiidit iduals. i!hs’lci~llcd with Coccirlm pcmlwltrs. diffcrenl ferns and over-
grown by lichen5 (I!.trrctr xl’. ). ~;IS discovered. So it cm be considered quite well represented on
this island. II ix thcreforr suggested iIre\ its classificution for the island is reduced from Endan-
gered (EN) IO Vulnerublr (VU).
BOAVISTA: NE pm of the island ul FonielMonle Tortolho, c . 300 Ill. 5. I I. IYYX. Gonrc,s &
Kctrtrns (ohs.). Gerafriaceac
Up IO now this lilirlg rccc111 introductiou to the archipelego wus kuown only fr’m 111~’ isl;lnd 01’ SIO.
AulLo. where it I\:IS l’irs~ collcc~ctl in lYX2 hy Brochmmu & RUSI;II~ (Rust;111 R Brochomu IYXS).
On Fog:0 it hns uo\v hccu t)brcrvctl n:ilur;diml ill Iwo loculiiics. occupying I:lrgc p;kkx.
l:~~‘;o: hltulliuho. N\\’ 1x11 I ~II Ihc isl;ln’l. xl lhc cilsit riciuo \vhcrc Ihc rout1 cnd4. 31 c. 1700 111.
30. I. 10’10. /.r:\tm.r (‘I’-OV- IIJ’J.5 (herb. Iqc11s): ii1 1l1r villugc of B:uig;tcir:t iu Chd da C;ddcir:ls.
c. I650 111. I YYX/‘JO. I.cyvr.\ ~olw. ).
Globulariacear
Glohrtlari~r cr~tt,v~cl~rl~/~~li~r Wcbh
This endemic shrub of up IO 3 111 hcighl (Fig . ?A) grows on SIO. Ankio. S. Nic’klu. Suniiupo.
Foga und Bruva. ‘III slopc~ aud cscxpntcnts lnainly iI\ the snhhun~id i\\ld hunkI IWI~I;II~C mows
(Broch1l~i~tln L :tl. 1907). II is one ol 111~ species Ihal hilvc suffcrcd scvcrcly tluc IO ckccssivc
wood-cnliing AIKI ha% kc11 classifird iIs Endangered (EN) on S. Nicoiau. Vulncroble (VU) on
Slo. An~cio. Fog” ;ulJ Br;Iva. nnd Crilic;illy Endangered (CR) on Sanliago (Games & ;II. lYY6).
On Santiago only very few populnlions ~Brochnxmn & ;II. lYY7). ull of them very snx~ll. are
known from the sou~hrrn purl of the islarid. in purliculur from the Serrn de Pica de Anl’inio. In
January IYYY the apccics \vns recorded for the first time from Ihe northern purl of lhc isl;md.
when one individual wus cncom~icrcd in the Scrrn do MuInguc~;t growin g in ilss’lci;lli’m with
. ” l e 4’ .’ . .
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111 Ciome~ & al.: New dn~a on some angmsprrms of (he Cape Verde Islands
Ihll’is/irri/rrrl~~,\~~. I’~~lt~~crrl~c*cr ,qqi and Ccr~~Iptrrrrt/~r jctc&rc,cr. In April l YYY a large popula(ion
of s011)e hundreds of individuals was discovered nearby, coveriug an area of approxima(ely 1.5
ha (Go/rres. LIZ. Cosftr & Gorr&~es). This mat-forming scrub (Fig. 2B) was free of any invasion
of FU~TIIW~I Jiwritkt sntl hr/ctr~cf wntora. This largest known population is strongly threatened
by exlensivc goal and donkey grazing as was proven by (he findings of fresh excrements. Urgent
measures are ncccssary lo avoid Ihc deslruciion of this probably last remnant of a scrub of this
kind on the archipelago. AS this only known larger population has a very limited distribution (he
conservalion slalus Crilically Endangered (CR) is maintained.
/
On Fogo Glohrrlcrricr trar~,~ytkllilblicr is by far not resiricted IO the subhumid and humid zone
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but occurs as frequently in the semiarid zone, being a regular component of the vegetation of the
old crater rim (Bordeira).
SANTIAGO: Serm do Pica da Antonia, humid bluffs at Mte. Chota at c. l()O(J 111, W of Rui Vaz,
16.12.1995. Lr.wm Cl’-YS-530 (herb. Lobin); Serra da Malagueta, NNW facing escarpments of
the Ribeira Principal. 720 11). 19. I. I9YY, Lc.ver1.r CV-Y9-/OH6 with Xi/ion & Gorges (herb.
Leyens) ibid.. NNW facing slope, 7X0-900, 4. I YYY. Go~ries. Lo;. Co.mr & GOII@W (ohs.).
FoGO: Old crater rim in the SE. between Mte. Cruz and 24”23.4’W, on black lapilli, 2290-
2300 111. 22. I. 1YY-l. Gilh .l293 & Leveris (B. herb. Lobin): western part of the island, path from
Miguel Gon$alvrs up lo (he old crater rim (Bordeira), S facing, rocky slopes at 2200 m, shortly
below ridge. 23. I. 109-l. h’;‘/’ I mt -UU7 & Lqverrs (B. herb. Lobin); western pari of the old crater
rim (Bordeiral. Ribcira Fipueirinha (upper par1 of the Ribeira Isabel). at the Cume de Mte.
Vermelho. :I1 234~ III. S. I?. I YY6. Lc*,vcvr.s CV-96-666 (herb. Lobiu).
Alerrisperwarc~rr~~
Cr~ccrtlus ~~enc/rr/rts (Forst.f.) Diels
This very variahlr subshrub is known on the Cape Verde islands from Boavista. Maio and Santi-
ago, and grows iI1 a rather wide range of habitats. The plants may hang from steep cliffs. climb jn
trees. or creep oo the ground in dry stony planes and on sand dunes (see also Duarte 1995). Vege-
talion analysis show lhal the species was probably a characteristic element ofdricr planes.
ln 1995 W. L&in found lhis sprcies also WI the island of Sal. in similar conditions. Only few
plants were obssrvcd in the vicinity of (he village of Espargos. Pe()di()S fur(herda(a i( is classified
as lndeterminatc (I l for Sal.
SAL: Terra Bw. lroclcnr Ebene nahe der OrIschafI Espargos, IO.X.lYY3, lv. L&irI 75Yr (herb.
Lobin).
Monocolyledooeae Asparagaceae
Asparagus sqctcorosrrs 1. A. Schmidt
Endemic shrub up to now known from the islands of Sto. Antiio, S. Vicente, Raso, S. Nicolau
Sal, Boavista and Main (Brochmann & al. 1997). Its indication without specimen citation for Sta:
Luzia by Dini, S: Mains (199-l). which was overseen by Brochmann & al (IYY7). could be con-
firmed in 1996 hy T. Leyens.
For the first time i\sptrrur,qrrs sq~wrnsrrs is recorded here for Fogo. where only A. scytpcrrirrs
was known lo occur. ;I. .sc?yaricfs was collected at an elevation oft. YJO 111 near Ach;Id;l Furna (leg.
L+u.T CV-9%UT.<). whcrc‘as /\. spc~rrruyts was observed ;tlld collcctcd (wo (illlcs at st~+lcvcl.
STA. LUZIA: Tape dos Penedos. c . 270 111. 14.9.1996, &IWI,F CV-Y6-626 (herb. Lobin).
FOGO: NW par1 of 111~ island. close lo POIIU da Salina. on cliffs above the beach called Dutra
Banda a1 C. 70 111. 5.11. IOYX. Lcywrs CV-9%IO5.J (herb. Leyens): PoIua da Saliua. 01) cliffs a( sea
level. 2. IO. I YOO. /.r*,vc*rr.c- (‘I’-YY- I I /It (herb. Leycns).
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Acknowledgements
The au(hors wish 10 (hank ihc DcparIauuxuo dc Ci?ucias do AiuhicuIc of lhc Iuslilulo Nacioual dc
lnvesIigac;go e Desenvolvimenlo Agmrio (INIDA) for the IogisIic suppori grautcd aud 111~
Departamento de Genci~ncias of Ihc Insiituto Superior de Educac;iio (Praia) for 111~ intcgrolion 01
(he final years s(udcu(s iu(o lhc working group. 1. <iouics is very gi-atcful lo I.ct/i;t Mcudcs. firud
year’s s(uden1 in the natural sciences class al the Insiituto Superior de Educ;u$o for CXCCIICIII ;rnd
indispensable collahorn(iou during ihc conduc(iou of (he invcniorics ai Luger Vclho 01) Sautia~o.
Special (hanks are due to Mr Ildo RaIuos for his help during the field work on Boavisia. T. I.cycn\
is very grateful IO the Tropical Ecology Support Program (TGB) of (he Gcsellschaf~ I’(i(
Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH. whose grant has enabled her IO sludy (he Ihe d
veghation and its ihreats and conservational aspects since March 1997. Ii is gratefully ackuo~ I-
edged (hat ihis grunt also facilitaicd the field siudics for Ihc ihcsis of B. da Lu/.. T. Lcycils Ihaul~
Dr W. Lobiu and Prof. W. Bar(hlo(1 of (he Friedrich Wilheluls Uuiversily of Uouu for lhcir sup
por(. Special thanks are due IO Dr B. Zimmcrmann, H. Mahlcr and Liliana Fcrrcira of lhc I’r+cIaI
Desenvolvi()ux(o CoInuual Fogo c Brava - GT% for Iogislic aud profcssionol supporl xiiicc 1007.
Las1 but noI least T. Leyeus is deeply ~ha~)kful IO (he inhabi(au(s of the higher ZOI(L’S of I’o;o. cs-
pecially (o Germmo F. Centeio aud Danilo MonIrond for (heir coulinuous supporl. cucoura;c-
men1 and friendship. without whose help many localities would probably still hc unkuovv11.
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