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
Synonyms [2]
  • Callicarpa cordifoliaRuiz & Pav.

Aegiphila cordifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae . [2] [3] [4] 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. 1 2 "Aegiphila cordifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Moldenke". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  3. "Aegiphila cordifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Moldenke". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  4. 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.