Aiphanes hirsuta

Aiphanes hirsuta is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama.[2]

Aiphanes hirsuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Aiphanes
Species:
A. hirsuta
Binomial name
Aiphanes hirsuta
Burret.
Synonyms[2]
  • Aiphanes pachyclada Burret
  • Aiphanes fuscopubens L.H.Bailey
  • Aiphanes fosteriorum H.E.Moore
  • Aiphanes kalbreyeri Burret

Four subspecies are recognized:[2]

  1. Aiphanes hirsuta subsp. fosteriorum (H.E.Moore) Borchs. & R.Bernal - Colombia, Ecuador
  2. Aiphanes hirsuta subsp. hirsuta - Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica
  3. Aiphanes hirsuta subsp. intermedia Borchs. & R.Bernal - Colombia
  4. Aiphanes hirsuta subsp. kalbreyeri (Burret) Borchs. & R.Bernal - Colombia

References
  1. Bernal, R. 1998. Aiphanes hirsuta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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