Gentianella jamesonii

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Gentianella jamesonii
Photo from near Papallacta Pass, east of Quito.
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Gentiana arcuata Griseb.
  • Gentiana inflata Griseb.
  • Gentiana jamesonii Hook.
  • Gentiana pendula Griseb.

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]

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