Limonium lobinii

Limonium lobinii is a species of flowering plants of the family Plumbaginaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.[2] It is listed as an endangered species by the IUCN.[1] The species was first described by Norbert Kilian and Teresa Leyens in 1994. Its local name is carqueja-de-Santiago.[3]

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

Distribution and ecology

Limonium braunii is restricted to Serra Malagueta in the island of Santiago.[3]

References

  1. Catarino, S.; Duarte, M.C. & Romeiras, M.M. (2017). "Limonium lobinii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T107427354A107468262. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107427354A107468262.en.
  2. 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
  3. Plantas endémicas e arvores indígenas de Cabo Verde

Further reading

  • 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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