Brunellia pauciflora

Brunellia pauciflora is a species of plant in the Brunelliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The specific epithet pauciflora is Latin for 'few-flowered'.[2][3]

Brunellia pauciflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Brunelliaceae
Genus: Brunellia
Species:
B. pauciflora
Binomial name
Brunellia pauciflora
Cuatrec. & C.I.Orozco

References

  1. León-Yánez, S. & Pitman, N. 2003. Brunellia pauciflora. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.
  2. Allen J. Coombes The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants, p. 106, at Google Books
  3. D. Gledhill The Names of Plants, p. 220, at Google Books


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