Asteraceae
Espeletia

Espeletia sclerophylla Cuatrec.

First published in Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 3: 436 (1940)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia (Boyacá, Norte de Santander, Santander). It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 2850–3700 m a.s.l. Endemic to Colombia. Colombian departments: Boyacá, Norte de Santander, Santander.
Habit
Herb, Shrub.
Conservation
National Red List of Colombia (2021): EN B1ab(iii).
[UPFC]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/134499079/134650640

Conservation
EN - endangered
[IUCN]

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. 2850 - 3700 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba, arbusto
Conservation
En Peligro
[CPLC]

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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

  • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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