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Aetheolaena pichinchensis

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Aetheolaena pichinchensis

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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A. pichinchensis
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Aetheolaena pichinchensis
(Cuatrec.) B.Nord.

Aetheolaena pichinchensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. (2003). "Aetheolaena pichinchensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43112A10777338. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43112A10777338.en.