Gentiana sedifolia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Gentiana |
| Species: | G. sedifolia
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Gentiana sedifolia is a species of plant in the family Gentianaceae. It can be found in regions from Costa Rica to northern Chile.[1][3]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Genciana (Colombia);[5] pinjachi (Bolivia).[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Gentiana sedifolia Kunth — the Plant List".
- ^ a b c d e f "Gentiana sedifolia". Flora Ilustrada del Páramo de Cajas. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ^ "Northern Andean Ecosystems". www.terrestrial-biozones.net. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ^ a b "Gentiana sedifolia". Catálogo virtual de flora del páramo. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Ramos, Victor (2011). Manejo y mejoramiento de pasturas naturales altoandinas (in Spanish). Fundación Suyana. p. 39.
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