Limonium brunneri
| Limonium brunneri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus: | Limonium |
| Species: | L. brunneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Limonium brunneri Kunze, 1891 | |
Limonium brunneri is a species of flowers that belong to the Plumbaginaceae family. The species are endemic in Cape Verde[2] and is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN.[1] The genus was named by Carl Ernst Otto Kunze in 1891.
Together with Limonium braunii and Limonium jovibarba, its local name is carqueja.[2]
Distribution and ecology
Limonium brunneri are mainly found in sandy and rocky areas and are found on the arid coasts of the islands of Sal and São Vicente and the islets of Branco and Raso/[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Limonium brunneri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 3.1. 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- 1 2 3 Gomes et al 2003, p. 25
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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