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Gentianella hyssopifolia

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Gentianella hyssopifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentianella
Species:
G. hyssopifolia
Binomial name
Gentianella hyssopifolia
(Kunth) Fabris

Gentianella hyssopifolia is a species of plant in the Gentianaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

The Latin word hyssopifolia (which also occurs in several other plant names, including that of cuphea hyssopifolia) means "hyssop-leafed".[2]

References

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  1. ^ Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Gentianella hyssopifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T45269A10989174. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45269A10989174.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ James Donn, Hortus Cantabrigiensis: or, a Catalogue of Plants, Indigenous and Exotic (1809), p. 5