Carpodiptera ophiticola
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Carpodiptera ophiticola is a species of flowering plant
in the Tiliaceae
family.
It is found only in Cuba
.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
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 Tiliaceae
Tiliaceae
Tiliaceae is a botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family is not part of APG II, but it is found all through the botanical literature and remains prominently listed by nomenclatural databases such as IPNI....
family.
It is found only in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Areces-Mallea, A.E. 1998. Carpodiptera ophiticola. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.