Asteraceae
Espeletia

Espeletia banksiifolia Sch.Bip. & Ettingsh. ex Wedd.

First published in Chlor. Andina 1: 67 (1856)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia to NW. Venezuela. It is a tree and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Libanothamnus banksiifolius subspec. banksiifolius.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0