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 | |
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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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