Monticalia teretifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Monticalia teretifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Monticalia |
Species: | M. teretifolia
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Binomial name | |
Monticalia teretifolia (Kunth) B.Nord.
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References
edit- ^ Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Pentacalia teretifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43784A10823070. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43784A10823070.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.