Jungia
Encyclopedia
Jungia is a genus
of flowering plant
s in the aster family, Asteraceae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the aster family, Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
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Selected species
- Jungia crenatifoliaJungia crenatifoliaJungia crenatifolia is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland....
- Jungia fistulosaJungia fistulosaJungia fistulosa is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Jungia glanduliferaJungia glanduliferaJungia glandulifera is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Jungia mitisJungia mitisJungia mitis is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is at high altitudes in subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Jungia ovataJungia ovataJungia ovata is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...