| Cantua pyrifolia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Cantua |
| Species: | C. pyrifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Cantua pyrifolia | |
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