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Pygmy Gentian

Gentiana prostrata Haenke

Description

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Annuals 3-7 cm tall. Stems ascending to erect, branched from base, glabrous or papillose. Petiole tube 1-1.5 mm; leaf blade spatulate to obovate, (2-)4-7 × (1-)1.5-3.5 mm, margin smooth to papillate, apex rounded, midvein distinct. Pedicel 4-7 mm, surrounded by upper leaves to rarely exserted. Calyx tubular, 0.8-1.4 cm; lobes triangular, 2-3 mm, margin narrowly membranous and smooth, apex acute, midvein strongly keeled and decurrent into conspicuous wings of calyx tube. Corolla blue, basally greenish yellow, tubular, (1-)1.5-2 cm; lobes ovate-elliptic to ovate, 2.5-3(-4.5) mm, margin entire, apex obtuse; plicae ovate, 2-2.5(-3.5) mm, margin erose, apex obtuse. Stamens inserted at middle of corolla tube, equal; filaments 2-5 mm; anthers narrowly ellipsoid, 1.2-2 mm. Style 1.5-2 mm; stigma lobes oblong. Capsules narrowly ellipsoid, 0.9-1.1 cm; gynophore to 1.5 (-4.2) cm. Seeds brown, ellipsoid, 0.5-0.7 mm, winged on 1 side.
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Flora of China Vol. 16: 65 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Distribution

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W Qinghai, N Xinjiang, S and SW Xizang [Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia, Tajikistan; C Europe, North America]
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Flora of China Vol. 16: 65 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Habitat

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2000-4700 m.
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Flora of China Vol. 16: 65 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Gentiana sedifolia

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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. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Gentiana sedifolia Kunth — the Plant List".
  3. ^ a b c d e f "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. ^ a b "Gentiana sedifolia". Catálogo virtual de flora del páramo. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  6. ^ 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.
  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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Gentiana sedifolia: Brief Summary

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

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