Limonium braunii
| Limonium braunii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus: | Limonium |
| Species: | L. braunii |
| Binomial name | |
| Limonium braunii (Bolle) A.Chev, 1935 | |
Limonium braunii is a species of flowers that belong to the Plumbaginaceae family. The species are endemic to Cape Verde[2] and is listed as endangered by the IUCN.[1] The species was discovered by the German Carl August Bolle and named by the French Auguste Chevallier in 1935.
Together with Limonium brunneri and Limonium jovibarba, its local name is carqueja.[2]
Distribution and ecology
Limonium braunii is mainly found in northern rocky shores and rocky areas of athe islands of Santo Antão, São Nicolau, Fogo and Brava[2]
Other
Limonium braunii was depicted on a 20 Cape Verdean escudo note in 1994.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Limonium braunii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 3.1. 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- 1 2 3 Gomes et al 2003, p. 25
- ↑ Coins of Cape Verde
Further reading
- Isildo Gomes et al., Endemic plants and indigenous trees of the Cape Verde Islands, Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Fishery and the Projects Conservation and Exploration of the Natural Resources on the Island Fogo (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeitand) and Conservation of Biodiversity, 2003
- 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
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