Ayenia sparrei
Ayenia sparrei is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It a shrub found only in Ecuador.[2]
| Ayenia sparrei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Ayenia |
| Species: | A. sparrei |
| Binomial name | |
| Ayenia sparrei (Cristóbal) Christenh. & Byng (2018) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
|
Byttneria sparrei Cristóbal (1976) | |
Ayenia sparriei is known only from single location, on the dry slopes along the Río Comunidades, between Vilcabamba and Yangana in the Andes of southern Ecuador at 1600 meters elevation. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.[1]
It is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation by deforestation, settlement, and mining.[1]
References
- Santiana, J.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Byttneria sparrei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46209A11040881. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46209A11040881.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Ayenia sparrei (Cristóbal) Christenh. & Byng. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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