Espeletia curialensis Cuatrec.
First published in Phytologia 20: 473 (1971)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia (Arauca, Boyacá, Casanare). It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders and as a medicine.
Descriptions
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 2900–3650 m a.s.l. Endemic to Colombia. Colombian departments: Arauca, Boyacá, Casanare.
- Habit
- Herb, Shrub.
- Conservation
- IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC. National Red List of Colombia (2021): LC.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: native grassland, artificial - terrestrial.
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Endémica y nativa en Colombia; Alt. 2900 - 3650 m.; Andes.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba, arbusto
- Conservation
- Casi Amenazada
The Useful Plants of Boyacá project
- Distribution
- Endemic from Colombia.
- Morphology General Habit
- Herb.
- Ecology
- Alt. 3650 - 2900 m.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/118215437/119362725
- Conservation
- LC - least concern
Common Names
- Spanish
- Frailejón.
Sources
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible
- ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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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 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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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 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Useful Plants of Boyacá Project
- ColPlantA database
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/