Froelichia juncea

Froelichia juncea is a plant species native to the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador.[1] There are two subspecies of F. juncea: F. juncea subsp. juncea and F. juncea subsp. alata.[2] F. juncea subsp. alata was first described by Thomas J. Howell.[3]

Froelichia juncea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Froelichia
Species:
F. juncea
Binomial name
Froelichia juncea
B.L.Rob. & Greenm.

References

  1. "Froelichia juncea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. Ira Loren Wiggins; Duncan M. Porter; Edward F. Anderson (1971). Flora of the Galápagos Islands. Stanford University Press. p. 200. ISBN 0804707324.
  3. David Bramwell; Juli Caujapé-Castells (2011). The Biology of Island Floras. Cambridge University Press. Table 5.1. ISBN 1139497804.


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