Gentianella jamesonii
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| Gentianella jamesonii | |
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| Photo from near Papallacta Pass, east of Quito. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Gentianella |
| Species: | G. jamesonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Gentianella jamesonii (Hook.) Fabris | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Gentianella jamesonii is a species of flowering plant in the Gentianaceae family. It is an annual endemic to Pichincha Province of Ecuador.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-elevation shrubland.[1]
The species was first described as Gentiana jamesonii by William Jackson Hooker in 1837. In 1960 Humberto Antonio Fabris placed the species in genus Gentianella as Gentianella jamesonii.[2]