Acanthosyris annonagustata
Encyclopedia
Acanthosyris annonagustata is a species of plant
in the Santalaceae
family. It is endemic to Ecuador
.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Santalaceae
Santalaceae
Santalaceae is a widely distributed family of flowering plants which, like other members of Santalales, are partially parasitic on other plants...
family. It is endemic to Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
.
Source
- Jørgensen, P. & Pitman, N. 2004. Acanthosyris annonagustata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.