Biology:Limeum africanum
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Short description: Flowering plant endemic to Southern Africa
| Limeum africanum | |
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LC (SANBI)[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Limeaceae |
| Genus: | Limeum |
| Species: | L. africanum
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| Limeum africanum L.
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Limeum africanum is a species of flowering plant in the genus Limeum. It is endemic to Southern Africa. It is also known by the names common lizardfoot and koggelmandervoet; Afrikaans for the foot of a lizard from the genus Agama.[1]
Distribution
Limeum africanum is found in Mpumalanga, the Northern Cape and the Western Cape.[1] It is also found in Botswana.[2]
Subspecies
There are 2 infraspecific named subspecies of africanum:
- Limeum africanum L. subsp. africanum
- Limeum africanum L. subsp. canescens (E.Mey. ex Fenzl) Friedrich - Found in Namaqualand.[3]
Conservation status
Limeum africanum is classified as Least Concern.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "SANBI Red List of South African Plants". http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=3835-443.
- ↑ "Limeum africanum" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/362390-1. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ↑ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1997-9.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q17241927 entry
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