Limonium lobinii

Limonium lobinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Plumbaginaceae
Genus:Limonium
Species: L. lobinii
Binomial name
Limonium lobinii
N. Kilian & Leyens, 1994

Limonium lobinii is a species of flowers that belong to the Plumbaginaceae family. The species are endemic in Cape Verde and is an endangered species.[2][3] The species was discovered by the Norbert Kilian and named by Teresa Leyens in 1994.

Together with Limonium braunii, Limonium brunneri, Limonium jovibarba and Limonium sundingii, its local name is carqueja.[3]

Distribution and ecology

Limonium braunii are founded only in Serra Malagueta in the island of Santiago[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Limonium lobinii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 3.1. 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Endemic Plants of Serra Malagueta". Eco Serra Malagueta. Archived from the original on 2010-05-29.
  3. 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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