Parathesis aurantica
Encyclopedia
Parathesis aurantica is a species of plant
in the Myrsinaceae
family. It is endemic to El Salvador
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Myrsinaceae
Myrsinaceae
Myrsinaceae, or the Myrsine family, is a rather large family from the order Ericales. It consists of 35 genera and about 1000 species....
family. It is endemic to El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Parathesis aurantica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.