Limonium lobinii
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''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 ...
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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 {{Taxonbar, from=Q3241210 lobinii Flora of Santiago, Cape Verde Endemic flora of Cape Verde