''Aegiphila purpurascens'' is a species of
tree in the family
Lamiaceae
The Lamiaceae ( )
or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory ...
.
[França, F. and A. M. Giulietti. (2012)]
Lectotypifications, neotypifications, and epitypification in the genus ''Aegiphila'' Jacq.
''Neodiversity'' 6 1-14. It is
endemic to
Azuay Province in
Ecuador, where only three populations are known. It grows in the
cloud forest
A cloud forest, also called a water forest, primas forest, or tropical montane cloud forest (TMCF), is a generally tropical or subtropical, evergreen, montane, moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud c ...
s of the
Andes at 2000 to 3000 meters in elevation.
References
purpurascens
Endemic flora of Ecuador
Vulnerable plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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