Critonia
Encyclopedia
Critonia is a genus of flowering plant
in the Asteraceae
family.
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.
It contains the following species:
- Critonia eggersiiCritonia eggersiiCritonia eggersii is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found endemic to Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Ecuador - Critonia morifolia - Bolivia