| Siparuna piloso-lepidota | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Siparunaceae |
| Genus: | Siparuna |
| Species: | S. piloso-lepidota |
| Binomial name | |
| Siparuna piloso-lepidota Heilborn | |
Siparuna piloso-lepidota is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Siparunaceae is a family of flowering plants in the magnoliid order Laurales. It consists of two genera of woody plants, with essential oils: Glossocalyx in West Africa and Siparuna in the neotropics. Glossocalyx is monospecific and Siparuna has about 74 known species.
Siparuna gentryana is an evergreen monoecious tree which grows to 20 m in height. It is found in primary forest habitats in western Ecuador and Colombia. It is similar to the more widespread Siparuna cristata but can be distinguished by its much smaller fruits which are spiny rather than smooth.
Siparuna lozaniana is an evergreen dioecious shrub which usually grows to 8 m in height. It is found in wet montane forest habitats in central Colombia. It can be distinguished from Colombian congeners such as Siparuna calantha and Siparuna petiolaris by the combination of leathery oblanceolate or obovate leaves and smooth rather than spiny fruits.
Siparuna vasqueziana is an evergreen dioecious shrub which grows to 5 m in height. It is found in primary forest habitats in Amazonian Peru. It can be distinguished from all other Siparuna species by its yellow flowers with exceptionally long tepals.
Chambeyronia lepidota is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in New Caledonia.
Drymophloeus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is native to New Guinea and nearby islands in Samoa and Maluku.
Guzmania lepidota is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Shorea lepidota is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia.
Siparuna campii is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Siparuna cascada is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Siparuna croatii is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Siparuna eggersii is a scrambling, large shrub in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is endangered due to habitat destruction. It has glabrous leaves and fig-like, red fruit with a lemon scent.
Siparuna guajalitensis is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Siparuna multiflora is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Siparuna palenquensis is a species of plant in the Siparunaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Nebulosa elicioi is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by James S. Miller in 2008. It is endemic to the eastern slope of the Ecuadorian Andes.
Veitchia lepidota is a plant species endemic to the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Myristica lepidota is a species of tree in the family Myristicaceae. It is found in E Moluccas and W & SW New Guinea. There are two subspecies contained within:
Duguetia lepidota is a tree in the plant family Annonaceae, endemic to the region between Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia.
Crenicichla lepidota is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the Paraná River basin, it is widespread in the Paraguay River drainage in Brazil and Paraguay and the lower Paraná in Paraguay and Argentina, and it is also along the coast of the Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Also found in the middle and lower Uruguay River in Brazil and Uruguay. Amazon River basin in the Guaporé River drainage in Brazil and Bolivia.. This species reaches a length of 20.9 cm (8.2 in).
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