Gongylolepis jauaensis

Gongylolepis jauaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): 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 tribe Mutisioideae of 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).[1] It is pollinated by bats.[2]

References

  1. O. Huber & P. García (2011). "The Venezuelan Guayana region and the study areas: geo-ecological characteristics". In Joseph Alfred Zinck & Otto Huber. Peatlands of the Western Guayana Highlands, Venezuela: Properties and Paleogeographic Significance of Peats. Ecological Studies. 217. Springer. pp. 29–90. ISBN 9783642201387.
  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.

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