Aristeguietia glutinosa

Taxobox
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
tribus = Eupatorieae
genus = "Aristeguietia"
species = "A. glutinosa"
binomial = "Aristeguietia glutinosa"
binomial_authority = (Lam.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
synonyms =

"Aristeguietia glutinosa" is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Ecuador, where it is commonly called "matico". Everywhere else in South America, that name refers to the unrelated Spiked Pepper ("Piper aduncum").

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. 2003. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/43127/all Aristeguietia glutinosa] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 20 July 2007.