Limonium brunneri
| Limonium brunneri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus: | Limonium |
| Species: | L. brunneri
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| Binomial name | |
| Limonium brunneri | |
Limonium brunneri is a species of flowering plants of the family Plumbaginaceae.[2] The species is endemic to Cape Verde.[3] It is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN.[1] The species was named by Carl Ernst Otto Kunze in 1891. Its local name is carqueja, a name that may also refer to the related species Limonium braunii and Limonium jovibarba.[4]
Distribution and ecology[edit]
Limonium brunneri grows in sandy and clayey areas, and is found on the arid coasts of the islands of Sal and São Vicente and the islets of Branco and Raso.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Catarino, S.; Duarte, M.C.; Romeiras, M.M. (2017). "Limonium brunneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T110610252A110610255. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T110610252A110610255.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Limonium brunneri (Webb ex Boiss.) Kuntze". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 49
- ^ a b Plantas endémicas e arvores indígenas de Cabo Verde
Further reading[edit]
- Wolfram Lobin, Teresa Leyens, Norbert Kilian, Matthias Erben, Klaus Lewejohann, The Genus Limonium (Plumbaginaceae) on the Cape Verde Islands, W Africa, Willdenowia, Berli), vol. 25, no. 1, 20 June 1994, p. 197-214