Aristeguietia
Encyclopedia
Aristeguietia is a genus of about 21 species of flowering plant
in the tribe Eupatorieae
of the Asteraceae
family. It is found from Colombia
to southern Peru
, with one species in Chile
.
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 tribe Eupatorieae
Eupatorieae
Eupatorieae is a tribe of over 2000 species of plants in the aster family. Most of the species are native to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate areas of the Americas, but some are found elsewhere...
of 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. It is found from Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
to southern Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, with one species in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
.
It contains the following species:
- Aristeguietia arboreaAristeguietia arboreaAristeguietia arborea 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:...
- Aristeguietia cacalioidesAristeguietia cacalioidesAristeguietia cacalioides 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 grassland....
- Aristeguietia chimborazensisAristeguietia chimborazensisAristeguietia chimborazensis 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:...
- Aristeguietia discolorAristeguietia discolorAristeguietia discolor is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Peru.It contains flavonol glycosides which may be helpful in treating addiction to opiates....
- Aristeguietia gayana
- Aristeguietia glutinosaAristeguietia glutinosaAristeguietia glutinosa is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Ecuador, where it is commonly called matico...