Calea kingii

Calea kingii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Calea
Species: C. kingii
Binomial name
Calea kingii

Calea kingii is a species of shrub in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from five subpopulations in the high-elevation forests of the central Andes. It is threatened by habitat destruction.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Montúfar, R. and N. Pitman. 2003. Calea kingii. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 23 September 2013.


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