Calea harlingii
Appearance
Calea harlingii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Calea |
Species: | C. harlingii
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Binomial name | |
Calea harlingii |
Calea harlingii is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is known only from one population discovered in Loja Province in 1980. It is a shrub or subshrub that grows in low-elevation forests in the Andes. It is threatened by habitat destruction.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Calea harlingii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43146A10781733. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43146A10781733.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.