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''Calceolaria martinezii'' is a species of plant in the
Calceolariaceae Calceolariaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales that has been recently segregated from Scrophulariaceae. The family includes three genera, ''Calceolaria'', '' Porodittia'', and '' Jovellana'', but analysis suggests that th ...
family. It is endemic to the Ambato plateau in central Ecuador, where it is known from only two subpopulations: one on the slopes of the
Tungurahua volcano Tungurahua (; from Quichua ''tunguri'' (throat) and ''rahua'' (fire), "Throat of Fire")) is an active stratovolcano located in the Cordillera Oriental of Ecuador. The volcano gives its name to the province of Tungurahua. Volcanic activity resta ...
, and another close to the town of Patate.


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Endemic flora of Ecuador martinezii Endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Kraenzlin {{Lamiales-stub