Limonium sundingii
| Limonium sundingii | |
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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. sundingii
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| Binomial name | |
| Limonium sundingii T.Leyens, Lobin, H.Kilian, Erben
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Limonium sundingii is a species of flowers that belong to the Plumbaginaceae family. The species are endemic in Cape Verde and is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN.[1]
Together with Limonium braunii, Limonium brunneri and Limonium jovibarba, its local name may be carqueja.[2]
Distribution and ecology
Limonium sundingii are mainly found in the mountainous portions of the Island of São Nicolau between 600 and 700 m in elevation, They are founded in humid and subhumid areas.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Limonium sundingii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.2. IUCN. 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ a b Gomes et al 2003, p. 25