''Heliamphora chimantensis'' is a species of marsh pitcher plant

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to the

Chimantá Massif The Chimantá Massif is a highly fragmented complex of tepuis in Bolívar state, Venezuela. The massif comprises around 11 tepuis and has a total summit area of and an estimated slope area of .Huber, O. (1995). Geographical and physical feature ...

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. Specifically, it has been recorded from Apacará and Chimantá Tepuis.McPherson, S., A. Wistuba, A. Fleischmann & J. Nerz (2011). ''

Sarraceniaceae of South America ''Sarraceniaceae of South America'' is a monograph on the pitcher plants of the genus ''Heliamphora'' by Stewart McPherson, Andreas Wistuba, Andreas Fleischmann, and Joachim Nerz. It was published in September 2011 by Redfern Natural History Prod ...

''. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. It is thought to be more closely related to the southern growing '' H. tatei'' and '' H. neblinae'' than to any of the other species found in the

Gran Sabana La Gran Sabana (, en, The Great Savanna) is a region in southeastern Venezuela, part of the Guianan savanna ecoregion. The savanna spreads into the regions of the Guiana Highlands and south-east into Bolívar State, extending further to the b ...

and its

tepui A tepui , or tepuy (), is a table-top mountain or mesa found in South America, especially in Venezuela and western Guyana. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran S ...

s. 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.

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* Fleischmann, A. & J.R. Grande Allende (2012) 2011'br>Taxonomía de ''Heliamphora minor'' Gleason (Sarraceniaceae) del Auyán-tepui, incluyendo una nueva variedad
axonomy of ''Heliamphora minor'' Gleason (Sarraceniaceae) from Auyán-tepui, including a new variety.''Acta Botánica Venezuelica'' 34(1): 1–11. * McPherson, S. (2007). ''Pitcher Plants of the Americas''. The McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, Blacksburg, Virginia. * Nerz, J. (December 2004)
''Heliamphora elongata'' (Sarraceniaceae), a new species from Ilu-Tepui
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'' 33(4): 111–116. * Nerz, J. & A. Wistuba (June 2006)
''Heliamphora exappendiculata'', a clearly distinct species with unique characteristics
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'' 35(2): 43–51. * Wistuba, A., T. Carow, P. Harbarth, & J. Nerz (2005)
''Heliamphora pulchella'', eine neue mit ''Heliamphora minor'' (Sarraceniaceae) verwandte Art aus der Chimanta Region in Venezuela.
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Das Taublatt ''Das Taublatt'' is a triannual German-language periodical based in Bochum and the official publication of Gesellschaft für fleischfressende Pflanzen im deutschsprachigen Raum, a carnivorous plant society based in Germany.Rice, B. 2010Carnivor ...

'' 53(3): 42–50. chimantensis Flora of Venezuela

Tepui A tepui , or tepuy (), is a table-top mountain or mesa found in South America, especially in Venezuela and western Guyana. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran S ...

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