Aegiphila purpurascens is a species of tree in the family Lamiaceae.[2] It is endemic to Azuay Province in Ecuador, where only three populations are known. It grows in the cloud forests of the Andes at 2000 to 3000 meters in elevation.[1]
Aegiphila purpurascens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Aegiphila |
Species: | A. purpurascens
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Binomial name | |
Aegiphila purpurascens |
References
edit- ^ a b Santiana, J.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Aegiphila purpurascens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T38137A10101699. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T38137A10101699.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ França, F. and A. M. Giulietti. (2012). Lectotypifications, neotypifications, and epitypification in the genus Aegiphila Jacq. Archived February 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Neodiversity 6 1-14.