Pentacalia pailasensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Pentacalia |
| Species: | P. pailasensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pentacalia pailasensis H.Rob. & Cuatrec.
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References
edit- ^ Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Pentacalia pailasensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43829A10832108. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43829A10832108.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Further reading
edit- Robinson, Harold; Jose Cuatrecasas. (1993) "New Species of Pentacalia (Senecioneae: Asteraceae) from Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia" Novon 3 (3): 284–301.
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