This species is a rare Gran Canaria endemic. It is estimated that there are less than 1000 plants remaining in the wild and the Canary I...Read Moreslands Catalog of Protected Species, lists it as vulnerable . It differs from the other species of the genus (D. menendezii), in having stipules with noticeably serrated edges at the base of the leaves and for the larger sized fruits, which can reach 5 mm or two tenths of an inch across.
The local name of the plant is "Algafitón de la Aldea" which means La Aldea Kelp - presumably because the plants reminded the locals of something like bull kelp, where all the fronds are attached at the top of a trunk-like stem.
This species is a rare Gran Canaria endemic. It is estimated that there are less than 1000 plants remaining in the wild and the Canary I...Read More