Ageratina cuencana
Appearance
Ageratina cuencana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Ageratina |
Species: | A. cuencana
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Binomial name | |
Ageratina cuencana (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
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Synonyms[1] | |
Eupatorium cuencanum B.L.Rob. |
Ageratina cuencana is a species of flowering plant in the aster family.[2] It is endemic to Ecuador.[3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[4]
Etymology
Ageratina is derived from Greek meaning 'un-aging', in reference to the flowers keeping their color for a long time. This name was used by Dioscorides for a number of different plants.[5]
References
- ^ "Ageratina cuencana (B.L. Rob.) R.M. King & H. Rob.". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC) – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- ^ "Ageratina cuencana (B.L. Rob.) R.M. King & H. Rob.". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
- ^ Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez. (eds.) 1999. Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i–viii, 1–1181
- ^ Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. 2003. Ageratina cuencana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
- ^ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 39