Pentacalia pailasensis

Pentacalia pailasensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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.

Sources
  • Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. (2003). "Pentacalia pailasensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2003: e.T43829A10832108. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43829A10832108.en. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  • 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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