Aetheolaena cuencana

Aetheolaena cuencana
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Senecioneae
Genus:	Aetheolaena
Species:	A. cuencana
Binomial name
Aetheolaena cuencana (Hieron.) B.Nord.

Aetheolaena cuencana 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.

Sources

• Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. (2003). "Aetheolaena cuencana". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003. IUCN: e.T43104A10776045. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43104A10776045.en. Retrieved 18 December 2017.