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Greigia sumapazensis Llanos-Prieto, Aguirre-Santoro & Betancur

Publ: Phytotaxa 725(3): 287-289 fig. 12,13 (2025)

Type: COLOMBIA. Meta: municipio San Juanito, Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza, camino de San Juanito a la Laguna de Chingaza, sector El Rajadero, entre El Guajaro y el alto de La Virgen, 4°29’10.1”N− 4°29’40.9”N, 73°43’54”W− 73°43’59.2”W, 3680−3760 m, 24 Apr 2017, J. Betancur, M. Jaimes & D. Hernández 21452 (holotype: COL; isotypes: FMB, MO)

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Distribution: COLOMBIA: Meta

Habitat: terrestrial in páramo shrublands on the eastern slopes of the Eastern Cordillera, 3280−3760 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to Sumapaz National Natural Park, a protected area that encompasses the largest páramo ecosystem in the world and serves as a critical water source for Colombia’s capital, Bogotá

Greigia sumapazensis