Elaphandra retroflexa is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Elaphandra retroflexa

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Elaphandra
Species:
E. retroflexa
Binomial name
Elaphandra retroflexa
(S.F.Blake) H.Rob.

References edit

  1. ^ Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Elaphandra retroflexa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43405A10801118. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43405A10801118.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.