Gentiana sedifolia

Gentiana sedifolia is a species of plant in the family Gentianaceae. It can be found from Costa Rica to northern Chile.[1][3]

Gentiana sedifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentiana
Species:
G. sedifolia
Binomial name
Gentiana sedifolia
Synonyms[1][2]

Description

Small herbs with narrow, opposite leaves; leaves up to 0.7 cm long.[3] Small funnel shaped flowers up to 1 cm in diameter, pale blue or violet, with a yellow, white or pale yellow center.[3] Flowers close at night or during cold and cloudy days.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Bogs at high elevation grasslands (puna and páramo),[4][5][6] from Costa Rica to northern Chile.[1][3] It is present at protected areas such as Cajas National Park,[3] Huascarán National Park[6] and Junín National Reserve.[7]

Vernacular names

Genciana (Colombia);[5] pinjachi (Bolivia).[8]

References
  1. Pfanzelt, Simon; von Hagen, Klaus (2016). "Morphological variation of Gentiana section Chondrophyllae in South America and taxonomic implications". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 302 (2): 155–172. doi:10.1007/s00606-015-1250-x.
  2. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2821495
  3. "Gentiana sedifolia". Flora Ilustrada del Páramo de Cajas. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  4. "Northern Andean Ecosystems". www.terrestrial-biozones.net. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  5. "Gentiana sedifolia". Catálogo virtual de flora del páramo. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  6. Smith, David N. (1988). Flora and vegetation of the Huascarán National Park, Ancash, Peru: with preliminary taxonomic studies for a manual of the flora (Ph.D. Thesis). Iowa State University.
  7. Claudia, Caro; Sánchez, Edgar; Quinteros, Zulema; Castañeda, Liz (2014). "Respuesta de los pastizales altoandinos a la perturbación generada por la extracción mediante la actividad de "champeo" en los terrenos de la Comunidad Campesina Villa Junín, Perú" (PDF). Ecología Aplicada (in Spanish). 13 (2).
  8. Ramos, Victor (2011). Manejo y mejoramiento de pasturas naturales altoandinas (in Spanish). Fundación Suyana. p. 39.


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