Espeletia schultzii

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

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

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

"The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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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[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.