Aegiphila cordifolia

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Aegiphila cordifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Aegiphila
Species:
A. cordifolia
Binomial name
Aegiphila cordifolia

Aegiphila cordifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. [2] It is endemic to Peru, where it occurs in the Amazon rainforest. It is sometimes found in disturbed habitat. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Aegiphila cordifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T36797A10014618. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T36797A10014618.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. França, F. and A. M. Giulietti. (2012). Lectotypifications, neotypifications, and epitypification in the genus Aegiphila Jacq. Archived February 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Neodiversity 6 1-14.