Espeletia schultzii is a high altitude shrub endemic to the Andes of Venezuela.

Espeletia schultzii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Espeletia
Species:
E. schultzii
Binomial name
Espeletia schultzii
Synonyms[1]
  • Espeletia corymbosa Sch.Bip. ex Wedd. nom. illeg.


Espeletia schultzii his a giant rosette plant, with a large above ground stem (caulescent). It exhibits nyctinasty, folding up its leaves at night to prevent freezing of young leaves in the center of the rosette.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. ^ Smith, Alan P. (1974). "Bud Temperature in Relation to Nyctinastic Leaf Movement in an Andean Giant Rosette Plant". Biotropica. 6 (4): 263–266. doi:10.2307/2989670. ISSN 0006-3606.

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