Kielmeyera peruviana
Encyclopedia
Kielmeyera peruviana is a species of flowering plant
in the Calophyllaceae
family.
It is found only in Peru
.
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 Calophyllaceae
Calophyllaceae
Calophyllaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales and is recognized by the APG III system of classification. Most of the genera included in this family were previously recognized in the tribe Calophylleae of the Clusiaceae family. The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group...
family.
It is found only in 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....
.
Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Kielmeyera peruviana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.