Ageratina dendroides

Ageratina dendroides is a species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[3] It is found only in Ecuador.[4] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Ageratina dendroides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ageratina
Species:
A. dendroides
Binomial name
Ageratina dendroides
(Spreng.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms[2]
  • Eupatorium dendroides Spreng.
  • Mikania arborea Kunth 1818 not Beatson 1816

Etymology

Ageratina is derived from Greek meaning 'un-aging', in reference to the flowers keeping their color for a long time. This name was used by Dioscorides for a number of different plants.[5]

References
  1. Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Ageratina dendroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43116A10777823. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43116A10777823.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Ageratina dendroides (Spreng.) R.M.King & H.Rob.". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC) – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  3. "Ageratina dendroides (Spreng.) R.M.King & H.Rob.". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  4. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez. (eds.) 1999. Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden. 75: i–viii, 1–1181.
  5. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 39


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