Aequatorium
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Aequatorium is a genus of flowering plant
in the Asteraceae
family and members of the tribe Senecioneae
which are native to South America
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It contains the following species:
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
family and members of the tribe Senecioneae
Senecioneae
Senecioneae is the largest tribe of the Asteraceae, or the sunflower family, comprising approximately 150 genera and 3,000 species. Almost one-third of the species in this tribe are placed in the genus Senecio...
which are native to South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
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It contains the following species:
- Aequatorium asterotrichumAequatorium asterotrichumAequatorium asterotrichum is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Aequatorium cajamarcense H. Rob. & Cuatrec.
- Aequatorium campii B.Nord.
- Aequatorium carpishense (Cuatrec.) H. Rob. & Cuatrec.
- Aequatorium jamesoniiAequatorium jamesoniiAequatorium jamesonii is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
S.F.Blake - Aequatorium juninense H. Rob. & Cuatrec.
- Aequatorium lepidotumAequatorium lepidotumAequatorium lepidotum is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland....
- Aequatorium pascoensis H. Beltran & H. Robinson.
- Aequatorium limonenseAequatorium limonenseAequatorium limonense is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Aequatorium repandiformeAequatorium repandiformeAequatorium repandiforme is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family that is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and the plant is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Aequatorium rimachianumAequatorium rimachianumAequatorium rimachianum is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Peru.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
- Aequatorium stellatopilosum (Greenm. & Cuatrec.) C. Jeffrey
- Aequatorium tovarii H. Rob. & Cuatrec.
- Aequatorium tuestae (Cuatrec.) H. Rob. & Cuatrec.