Gentiana sedifolia
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
List
    • Ericala sedifolia G.Don
    • Gentiana casapaltensis (Ball) J.S. Pringle
    • Gentiana cespitosa Willd. ex Schult.
    • Gentiana chimboracensis Willd. ex Schult.
    • Gentiana podocarpa (Phil.) Griseb.
    • Gentiana prostrata f. imbricata Kusn.
    • Gentiana prostrata var. podocarpa (Phil.) Kusn.
    • Gentiana prostrata subsp. podocarpa (Phil.) Halda
    • Gentiana ramosissima Phil. [Illegitimate]
    • Gentiana sedifolia f. acaulis Kuntze
    • Gentiana sedifolia var. casapaltensis Ball
    • Gentiana sedifolia var. compacta Griseb.
    • Gentiana sedifolia var. elongata Griseb.
    • Gentiana sedifolia var. grandiflora Kusn.
    • Gentiana sedifolia var. imbricata Griseb.
    • Gentiana sedifolia var. lineata Phil.
    • Gentiana sedifolia var. micrantha Wedd.
    • Gentiana sedifolia var. nana Kusn.
    • Gentiana sedifolia var. sedifolia
    • Gentiana sedifolia var. splendens Wedd.
    • Gentiana sirensis J.S. Pringle
    • Hippion prostratum (Haenke) Schmidt en Roem.
    • Varasia podocarpa Phil.
    • Varasia sedifolia (Kunth) Soják

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

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. 1 2 3 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. S2CID 15189346.
  2. ↑ "Gentiana sedifolia Kunth — the Plant List".
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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. 1 2 "Gentiana sedifolia". Catálogo virtual de flora del páramo. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  6. 1 2 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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