Symplococarpon purpusii explained

Symplococarpon purpusii is a flowering plant^[1] species of the genus Symplococarpon. 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 as Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List. It was first described in 1941 in Journal of the Arnold Arboretum.^[2]

This species of plant can be found in elevations as low as 116 metres and as high as 3,017 metres.^[3] It can be found in the tropical biome. This plant is important to the diet of the resplendent quetzal and horned guan.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Fonseca, Rosa María . Flora de Guerrero. . 1989 . UNAM . 978-968-36-3820-5 . es.
2. Web site: Symplococarpon purpusii (Brandegee) Kobuski Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2023-09-01 . Plants of the World Online . en.
3. Web site: Symplococarpon purpusii . IUCN Red List.
4. H. . Ma. Lourdes Avila . O. . V. Hugo Hernandez . Verlarde . Enriqueta . 25 May 1996 . The Diet of Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus Moncinno mocinno: Trogonidae) in a Mexican Cloud Forest . Biotropica . 28 . 4 . 720–727 . 10.2307/2389058 . 2389058.
5. González-García . Fernando . 2017 . Ecología e Historia Natural del Pavón Oreophasis derbianus: Un Crácido de Montaña . Institutional Repository of the University of Alicante.