| Centropogon saltuum |
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Plantae
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Magnoliophyta
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Magnoliopsida
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Campanulales
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Campanulaceae
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Centropogon
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C. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future A vulnerable species is a Species which is likely to become endangered unless the circumstances threatening its survival and reproduction improve Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its Campanulales are an order of the subclass Asteridae in the class Magnoliopsida Flowering plants As circumscribed in the Cronquist system The family Campanulaceae (also bellflower family) of the order Asterales, contains about 70 genera and 2000 Species For the waspfish genus see Centropogon (fish. Centropogon is a Plant Genus in the family saltuum
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Centropogon saltuum
E. Wimm. |
Centropogon saltuum is a species of plant in the Campanulaceae family. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The family Campanulaceae (also bellflower family) of the order Asterales, contains about 70 genera and 2000 Species It is endemic to Ecuador. Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. A habitat (which is Latin for "it inhabits" is an Ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular Species. Montane is a biogeographic term which refers to highland areas located below the Subalpine zone It is threatened by habitat loss. Habitat destruction is the process in which natural Habitat is rendered functionally unable to support the species originally present
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