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Crepinella acaropunctata

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Crepinella acaropunctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Crepinella
Species:
C. acaropunctata
Binomial name
Crepinella acaropunctata
(Frodin) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett & D.A.Neill (2019)
Synonyms[2]
  • Schefflera acaropunctata Frodin (1993)
  • Schefflera umbellata subsp. duidana Maguire, Steyerm. & Frodin (1984)

Crepinella acaropunctata is a flowering plant in the family Araliaceae.[2] It is endemic to the tepuis Cerro Duida and Cerro Marahuaca in Duida–Marahuaca National Park of Amazonas state of southern Venezuela.[3]

It grows in montane forest from 1,600 to 2,700 meters elevation.[1] It is found in shrub islands in open and often rocky places, on forested slopes, and along creeks.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Avendaño, N., Espinoza Flores, Y., Fernández, A., Gallardo, A., García, M., Gonto, R., Hokche, O. & Limonggi, T. 2021. Crepinella acaropunctata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T147470858A147766759. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T147470858A147766759.es. Accessed 7 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Crepinella acaropunctata (Frodin) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett & D.A.Neill. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b Frodin, D. G. (1993). Studies in Schefflera (Araliaceae), VI. New Species and Subordinate Taxa in the Venezuelan Guayana and Immediately Adjacent Areas. Novon, 3(4), 367–403. https://doi.org/10.2307/3391384