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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. braunii
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| Limonium braunii | |
Limonium braunii is a species of flowering plants of the family Plumbaginaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.[2] It is listed as an endangered plant by the IUCN.[1] The species was first described by the German Carl August BolleasStatice braunii and was placed in the genus Limonium by the French Auguste Chevalier in 1935. Its local name is carqueja, a name that may also refer to the related species Limonium brunneri and Limonium jovibarba.[3]
Limonium braunii is mainly found in northern rocky and stony shores of the islands of Santo Antão, São Nicolau, Fogo and Brava.[3]
Limonium braunii was depicted on a 20 Cape Verdean escudo coin issued in 1994.[4]
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