Sipapoantha
| Sipapoantha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Tribe: | Helieae |
| Genus: | Maguire & B.M.Boom |
Sipapoantha is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.[1] It includes two species of shrubs native to the tepuis, flat-topped mountains in the border region of southern Vezuela, northern Brazil, and Guyana.[2]
Species:[1]
- Sipapoantha obtusisepala Lepis, Maas & Struwe – Serra Baeta of Roraima, Brazil[2]
- Sipapoantha ostrina Maguire & B.M.Boom – Cerro Sipapo, Cerro Cuao, and Cerro Autana of Amazonas state, Venezuela[2]
References
- ^ a b "Sipapoantha Maguire & B.M.Boom | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Lepis, K.B.; Maas, P.J.M.; Struwe, L. A new species of Sipapoantha (Gentianaceae: Helieae) from northern Brazil Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants, Volume 56, Number 1, 2011, pp. 28-32(5)