Jungia schuerae

Jungia schuerae is a plant species native to west-central Perú. It occurs on dry, rocky open slopes at elevations of 2200–4000 m, primarily in the regions of Lima and Ancash Regions but also in neighboring areas.[2][3][4]

Jungia schuerae
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Jungia schuerae
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Jungia schueraeis a branching shrub up to 2.5 m tall. Leaves are without stipules; blades are round to heart-shaped in general outline, up to 10 cm long and 11 cm wide, with 5–7 palmate lobes. Flower heads are born in a dense paniculate array. Each head contains 17–25 pale yellow flowers.[2][5][6]

References

  1. Katinas, Liliana; Crisci, Jorge V.; Jabaily, Rachel Schmidt; Williams, Cody; Walker, Jay; Drew, Bryan; Bonifacino, Jose M.; Sytsma, Kenneth J. (February 2008). "Evolution of secondary heads in Nassauviinae (Asteraceae, Mutisieae)" (PDF). American Journal of Botany. 95 (2): 232. doi:10.3732/ajb.95.2.229.
  2. Harling, Gunnar Wilhelm. 1992. Two new species of Jungia (Compositae) from Peru. Novon 2:16-18.
  3. León, B., J. Roque, C. Ulloa Ulloa, N. C. A. Pitman, P. M. Jørgensen & A. Cano E. 2006 [2007]. El Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Perú. Revista Peruana de Biología 13(número 2 especial): 1s–971s.
  4. Cerrate, E. 1951. Revisio de las especies peruanas del género Jungia. Publicaciones del Museo Nacionial Javier Prado, serie B, Botánica 4:1-24.
  5. Ulloa Ulloa, C., J. L. Zarucchi & B. León. 2004. Diez años de adiciones a la flora del Perú 1993–2003. Arnaldoa Ed. Especial Nov.: 1–242.
  6. Field Museum Neotropical Herbarium Specimens...
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