''Limonium jovibarba'' is a species of flowering plants of the family

Plumbaginaceae Plumbaginaceae is a family of flowering plants, with a cosmopolitan distribution. The family is sometimes referred to as the leadwort family or the plumbago family. Most species in this family are perennial herbaceous plants, but a few grow as ...

. The species is endemic to

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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 It is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. 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 brunneri ''Limonium brunneri'' is a species of flowering plants of the family Plumbaginaceae Plumbaginaceae is a family of flowering plants, with a cosmopolitan distribution. The family is sometimes referred to as the leadwort family or the plumbag ...

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Distribution and ecology

''Limonium jovibarba'' occurs in humid cracks of rocky cliffs between 50 and 450 metres elevation. It is restricted to the islands of São Vicente ( Monte Verde and

Monte António Gomes Monte António Gomes is a mountain in the northeastern part of the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. Its elevation is 362 meters. It is 1.6 km north of Monte Verde, 2.3 km southeast of the village Salamansa and 6 km east of the city centre of ...

) and São Nicolau (western part).

Distribution and ecology

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