Aegiphila bogotensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela.[2] A shrub or tree, it is found in montane forests at elevations from 2,400 to 3,400 m (8,000 to 11,000 ft).[3]

Aegiphila bogotensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Aegiphila
Species:
A. bogotensis
Binomial name
Aegiphila bogotensis
Synonyms[2]
  • Aegiphila bogotensis var. aequinoctialis Moldenke
  • Aegiphila bogotensis f. ternata Moldenke
  • Aegiphila meridensis López-Pal.
  • Amerina tomentosa DC.
  • Ehretia bogotensis Spreng.
  • Ehretia tomentosa Kunth

References edit

  1. ^ Vacas, O.; Alvarez, E.; Lopez Camacho, R.; Gaviria, J.; Tejedor Garavito, N.; Guttierez, N. (2019). "Aegiphila bogotensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T42532780A42533758. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T42532780A42533758.en. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Aegiphila bogotensis (Spreng.) Moldenke". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  3. ^ Alcázar Caicedo, Carolina (2011). "Regeneración natural bajo el dosel de Aegiphila bogotensis, Persea mutisii y Prunus buxifolia en los bosques Altoandinos de la Sabana de Bogotá, Colombia". Perez Arbelaezia (in Spanish). 20: 164–165.