Aegiphila glomerata

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

Aegiphila glomerata is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. [2] It is endemic to Ecuador, where it has been found at only three locations. It occurs in low-elevation coastal dry forests. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Santiana, J. & Pitman, N. (2004). "Aegiphila glomerata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T46258A11039783. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46258A11039783.en .
  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.