Sipapoantha
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| Sipapoantha | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Sipapoantha Maguire & B.M.Boom |
Sipapoantha is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.[1] It includes two species of shrubs native to the tepuis, flat-topped mountains in the border region of southern Vezuela, northern Brazil, and Guyana.[2]
Species:[1]
- Sipapoantha obtusisepala Lepis, Maas & Struwe – Serra Baeta of Roraima, Brazil[2]
- Sipapoantha ostrina Maguire & B.M.Boom – Cerro Sipapo, Cerro Cuao, and Cerro Autana of Amazonas state, Venezuela[2]