Polylepis multijuga

Polylepis multijuga is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. It is endemic to montane forests in the Peruvian Northern Andes, between 2700 and 3600 meters above sea level.[2][1] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Polylepis multijuga
Leaf of P. multijuga, as depicted in Engler's Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1910).
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Polylepis
Species:
P. multijuga
Binomial name
Polylepis multijuga
Pilger

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Polylepis multijuga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32288A9687136. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32288A9687136.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "Tropicos | Name - Polylepis multijuga Pilg". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2015-12-15.


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