Centropogon hartwegii

Centropogon hartwegii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Centropogon
Species:
C. hartwegii
Binomial name
Centropogon hartwegii
(Benth.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
Synonyms[2]
  • Centropogon hartwegii var. parvus E.Wimm.
  • Siphocampylus hartwegii Benth.

Centropogon hartwegii is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is a shrub native to Colombia and Loja Province of Ecuador.[2] Its natural habitat is páramo (tropical high-elevation grassland) from 3,000 to 3,500 meters elevation.[1]

The species was first described as Siphocampylus hartwegii by George Bentham in 1845. In 1895 Benjamin Daydon Jackson placed the species in genus Centropogon as C. hartwegii.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Moreno, P.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Centropogon hartwegii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003 e.T43509A10807622. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43509A10807622.en. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Centropogon hartwegii (Benth.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 April 2026.