Polylepis multijuga
Polylepis multijuga | |
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Leaf of P. multijuga, as depicted in Engler's Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1910). | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Polylepis |
Species: | P. multijuga |
Binomial name | |
Polylepis multijuga Pilger | |
Polylepis multijuga is a species of plant in the Rosaceae family. It is endemic to montane forests in the Peruvian Northern Andes, between 2700 and 3600 meters above sea level.[1][2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
References
- ↑ "Tropicos | Name - Polylepis multijuga Pilg.". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
- 1 2 "Polylepis multijuga". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
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