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 | |
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Leaf of P. multijuga, as depicted in Engler's Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1910). | |
Scientific 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
- 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.
- "Tropicos | Name - Polylepis multijuga Pilg". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
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