Biology:Symplococarpon purpusii
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Pentaphylacaceae |
| Genus: | Symplococarpon |
| Species: | S. purpusii
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| Symplococarpon purpusii (Brandegee) Kobuski
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Symplococarpon purpusii is a flowering plant[1] species of the genus Symplococarpon. It is native from southern Mexico to northern Colombia; occurring in such a large territory is hence presumed to have a large population and listed as Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List.[2] It was first described in 1941 in Journal of the Arnold Arboretum.[3]
This species of plant can be found in elevations as low as 116 metres and as high as 3,017 metres.[2] It can be found in the tropical biome.[3] This plant is important to the diet of the resplendent quetzal and horned guan.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Fonseca, Rosa María (1989) (in es). Flora de Guerrero.. UNAM. ISBN 978-968-36-3820-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=m398QEOe_nUC.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Symplococarpon purpusii". https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176017282/176093938.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Symplococarpon purpusii (Brandegee) Kobuski | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:247129-2.
- ↑ H., Ma. Lourdes Avila; O., V. Hugo Hernandez; Verlarde, Enriqueta (25 May 1996). "The Diet of Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus Moncinno mocinno: Trogonidae) in a Mexican Cloud Forest". Biotropica 28 (4): 720–727. doi:10.2307/2389058.
- ↑ González-García, Fernando (2017). Ecología e Historia Natural del Pavón Oreophasis derbianus: Un Crácido de Montaña. http://rua.ua.es/dspace/handle/10045/71312.
Wikidata ☰ Q15394516 entry
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