| Symplococarpon purpusii | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Pentaphylacaceae |
| Genus: | Symplococarpon |
| Species: | S. purpusii |
| Binomial name | |
| Symplococarpon purpusii (Brandegee) Kobuski | |
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| Symplococarpon purpusii's territorial extent | |
Symplococarpon purpusii is aflowering plant[1] species of the genusSymplococarpon. It is native from southern Mexico to northern Colombia; occurring in such a large territory is hence presumed to have a large population and listed asLeast Concern according to theIUCN Red List.[2] It was first described in 1941 in theJournal of the Arnold Arboretum.[3]
This species of plant can be found in elevations as low as 116 metres and as high as 3,017 metres.[2] It can be found in thetropical biome.[3] This plant is important to the diet of theresplendent quetzal andhorned guan.[4][5]
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