Gongylolepis jauaensis

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).[1] It is pollinated by bats.[2]

Gongylolepis jauaensis
Scientific 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.

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. 217. Springer. pp. 29–90. ISBN 9783642201387.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  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.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)


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