Limonium braunii is a species of flowering plants of the family Plumbaginaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.[2] It is listed as an endangered plant by the IUCN.[1] The species was first described by the German Carl August Bolle as Statice braunii and was placed in the genus Limonium by the French Auguste Chevalier in 1935. Its local name is carqueja, a name that may also refer to the related species Limonium brunneri and Limonium jovibarba.[3]
| Limonium braunii | |
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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. braunii
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| Binomial name | |
| Limonium braunii | |
Distribution and ecology edit
Limonium braunii is mainly found in northern rocky and stony shores of the islands of Santo Antão, São Nicolau, Fogo and Brava.[3]
Other edit
Limonium braunii was depicted on a 20 Cape Verdean escudo coin issued in 1994.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Catarino, S.; Duarte, M.C.; Romeiras, M.M. (2017). "Limonium braunii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T107427007A107468252. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107427007A107468252.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ 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
- ^ Coins of Cape 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, Berlin, vol. 25, no. 1, 20 June 1994, p. 197-214