''Limonium lobinii'' 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 ...
. The species is endemic to
Cape Verde.
[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 It is listed as an endangered species by the IUCN.
The species was first described by
Norbert Kilian and
Teresa Leyens in 1994. Its local name is ''carqueja-de-Santiago''.
[Plantas endémicas e arvores indígenas de Cabo Verde]
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Distribution and ecology
''Limonium braunii'' is restricted to Serra Malagueta
Serra Malagueta is a mountain range located in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. At 1064 m elevation, it is highest point of northern Santiago. The mountain range is protected as the Serra Malagueta Natural Park (''Parque N ...
in the island of Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ...
.
References
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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lobinii
Flora of Santiago, Cape Verde
Endemic flora of Cape Verde