Acmella leucantha

Acmella leucantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Acmella
Species: A. leucantha
Binomial name
Acmella leucantha
(Kunth) R.K.Jansen

Acmella leucantha is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from three locations in the Andes and one on Puná Island. The Andean subpopulations grow in forests and the dry vegetation of mountain valleys. The island subpopulation occurs in coastal habitat. The species is threatened by habitat destruction, including deforestation on Puná Island.[1]

References

  1. Montúfar, R. and N. Pitman. 2003. Acmella leucantha. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 10 September 2013.
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