Acmella leucantha is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from three locations in the Andes and one on Puná Island. The Andean subpopulations grow in forests and the dry vegetation of mountain valleys. The island subpopulation occurs in coastal habitat. The species is threatened by habitat destruction, including deforestation on Puná Island.[1]
| Acmella leucantha | |
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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: | Acmella |
| Species: | A. leucantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Acmella leucantha (Kunth) R.K.Jansen
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References
edit- ^ a b Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Acmella leucantha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43096A10771469. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43096A10771469.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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