Ageratina dendroides

Ageratina dendroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Ageratina
Species: A. dendroides
Binomial name
Ageratina dendroides
(Spreng.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms[1]
  • Eupatorium dendroides Spreng.
  • Mikania arborea Kunth 1818 not Beatson 1816

Ageratina dendroides is a species of flowering plants in the sunflower family.[2] It is found only in Ecuador.[3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[4]

References

  1. The Plant List, Ageratina dendroides (Spreng.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  2. Tropicos, Ageratina dendroides (Spreng.) R.M. King & H. Rob.
  3. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez. (eds.) 1999. Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden. 75: i–viii, 1–1181.
  4. Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. 2003. Ageratina dendroides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.


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