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]
| 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 | |
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