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Gongylolepis jauaensis

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Species of flowering plant

Gongylolepis jauaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Gongylolepis
Species: G. jauaensis
Binomial name
Gongylolepis jauaensis
(Aristeg., Maguire & Steyerm.) V.M.Badillo
Synonyms
  • Cardonaea jauaensis Aristeg., Maguire & Steyerm.

Gongylolepis jauaensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a tall shrub, with leaves borne in a rosette at the top of the stem, and is only found in the tepui highlands of Maigualida, Marahuaka and northern Amazonas Region (Venezuela). It is pollinated by bats.

References

  1. O. Huber; P. García (2011). "The Venezuelan Guayana region and the study areas: geo-ecological characteristics". In Joseph Alfred Zinck; Otto Huber (eds.). Peatlands of the Western Guayana Highlands, Venezuela: Properties and Paleogeographic Significance of Peats. Ecological Studies. Vol. 217. Springer. pp. 29–90. ISBN 978-3-642-20138-7.
  2. Theodore H. Fleming; Cullen Geiselman; W. John Kress (2009). "The evolution of bat pollination: a phylogenetic perspective". Annals of Botany. 104 (6): 1017–1043. doi:10.1093/aob/mcp197. PMC 2766192. PMID 19789175.

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Taxon identifiers
Gongylolepis jauaensis


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