Pentacalia pailasensis
| Pentacalia pailasensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Senecioneae |
| Genus: | Pentacalia |
| Species: | P. pailasensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pentacalia pailasensis H.Rob. & Cuatrec. | |
Pentacalia pailasensis is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. (2003) Pentacalia pailasensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
- Robinson, Harold; Jose Cuatrecasas. (1993) "New Species of Pentacalia (Senecioneae: Asteraceae) from Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia" Novon 3 (3): 284-301.
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