Heliamphora chimantensis
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Heliamphora chimantensis (after Chimanta Tepui) is a species of Marsh Pitcher Plant
endemic
to Chimanta Tepui in Venezuela
. Interestingly, it is more closely related to the southern growing H. tatei
and H. neblinae
than any of the other species found in the Gran Sabana. All other species known from this region have between 10 and 15 anthers, while H. tatei, H. neblinae and H. chimantensis have around 20. However, the anthers of H. tatei and the closely related H. neblinae (once thought to be a variety of the former) are 7-9 mm long, while those of H. chimantensis only reach 5 mm in length.
Heliamphora
The genus Heliamphora contains 23 species of pitcher plants endemic to South America. The species are collectively known as sun pitchers, based on the mistaken notion that the heli of Heliamphora is from the Greek helios, meaning "sun"...
endemic
Endemic (ecology)
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...
to Chimanta Tepui in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. Interestingly, it is more closely related to the southern growing H. tatei
Heliamphora tatei
Heliamphora tatei is a species of Marsh Pitcher Plant endemic to Duida Tepui, Cerro Huachamacari and Marahuaca Tepui in Venezuela. It is closely related to H. neblinae and the latter was at one point considered a variety of H. tatei.-Infraspecific taxa:*Heliamphora tatei var. macdonaldae Maguire ...
and H. neblinae
Heliamphora neblinae
Heliamphora neblinae is a species of Marsh Pitcher Plant endemic to Cerro Neblina in Venezuela. It is one of the most variable species in the genus and was once considered to be a variety of H. tatei...
than any of the other species found in the Gran Sabana. All other species known from this region have between 10 and 15 anthers, while H. tatei, H. neblinae and H. chimantensis have around 20. However, the anthers of H. tatei and the closely related H. neblinae (once thought to be a variety of the former) are 7-9 mm long, while those of H. chimantensis only reach 5 mm in length.