Polylepis multijuga

Polylepis multijuga
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 family Rosaceae. It is endemic to montane forests in the Peruvian Northern Andes, between 2700 and 3600 meters above sea level.[2][1] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Polylepis multijuga". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  2. "Tropicos | Name - Polylepis multijuga Pilg". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
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