Biology:Ageratina cuencana
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Ageratina cuencana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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[2] | |
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Eupatorium cuencanum B.L.Rob. | |
Ageratina cuencana is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[3] It is endemic to Ecuador.[4] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Ageratina cuencana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003: e.T43115A10777709. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43115A10777709.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/43115/10777709. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ "Ageratina cuencana (B.L. Rob.) R.M. King & H. Rob.". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC). http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-52570.
- ↑ "Ageratina cuencana (B.L. Rob.) R.M. King & H. Rob.", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, http://www.tropicos.org/Name/2712202?projectid=0
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN:9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN:9780521685535 (paperback). pp 39
Wikidata ☰ Q4692128 entry
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