Pentacalia andrei

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Pentacalia andrei
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pentacalia
Species:
P. andrei
Binomial name
Pentacalia andrei
(Greenm.) Cuatrec.
Synonyms [1]
  • Pentacalia lanceolifolia(Cuatrec.) Cuatrec.
  • Senecio andreiGreenm.
  • Senecio lanceolifoliusCuatrec.

Pentacalia andrei, synonym Pentacalia lanceolifolia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Ecuador and Peru. [1]

Conservation

Pentacalia lanceolifolia was assessed as "vulnerable" for the 2003 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Ecuador [2] As of April 2023, P. lanceolifolia was regarded as a synonym of Pentacalia andrei, which has a wider distribution. [1] In Ecuador, its natural habitats are described as subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, which are threatened by habitat destruction. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pentacalia andrei (Greenm.) Cuatrec". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  2. 1 2 Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Pentacalia lanceolifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2003 e.T43824A10831336. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43824A10831336.en . Retrieved 2023-04-21.


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