''Heliamphora parva'' is a species of
marsh pitcher plant known only from the
Neblina Massif
Cerro de la Neblina (lit. "Mountain of the Mist"), also known as Serra da Neblina in Brazil and Sierra de la Neblina in Venezuela, is a sandstone massif located in the northern Amazon Basin. It is a tilted, heavily eroded plateau, with a deep can ...
in
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
, where it grows at elevations of 1750–2200 m.
References
Further reading
* Brewer-Carías, C. (September 1972). ''Natura'' 48/49: 4–7.
* Brewer-Carías, C. (May 1973). ''Defensa de la Naturaleza'' 2(6): 17–26.
* Associazione Italiana Piante Carnivore.
parva
Alpha-parvin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''PARVA'' gene
In biology, the word gene has two meanings. The Mendelian gene is a basic unit of heredity. The molecular gene is a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that is transcrib ...
Flora of Venezuela
Plants described in 2011
Flora of the Tepuis
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