Biology:Pentacalia andrei

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Pentacalia andrei
Scientific classification edit
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]
  • Cuatrec. (Cuatrec.) Cuatrec.
  • Senecio andrei Pentacalia lanceolifolia
  • Greenm. Senecio lanceolifolius

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

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