Aegiphila purpurascens

Aegiphila purpurascens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Aegiphila
Species: A. purpurascens
Binomial name
Aegiphila purpurascens

Aegiphila purpurascens is a species of tree in the family Lamiaceae.[2] It is endemic to Azuay Province in Ecuador, where only three populations are known. It grows in the cloud forests of the Andes at 2000 to 3000 meters in elevation.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Santiana, J. & Pitman, N. (2004). "Aegiphila purpurascens". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T38137A10101699. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T38137A10101699.en. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. França, F. and A. M. Giulietti. (2012). Lectotypifications, neotypifications, and epitypification in the genus Aegiphila Jacq. Archived February 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Neodiversity 6 1-14.


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