''Sipapoantha'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s belonging to the family

Gentianaceae Gentianaceae is a family of flowering plants of 105 genera and about 1600 species. Etymology The family takes its name from the genus ''Gentiana'', named after the Illyrian king Gentius. Distribution Distribution is cosmopolitan (species), cosm ...

. It includes two species of shrubs native to the

tepui A tepui , or tepuy (), is a member of a family of table-top mountains or mesas found in northern South America, especially in Venezuela, western Guyana, and northern Brazil. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the ...

s, flat-topped mountains in the border region of southern Vezuela, northern Brazil, and Guyana.Lepis, K.B.; Maas, P.J.M.; Struwe, L. A new species of ''Sipapoantha'' (Gentianaceae: Helieae) from northern Brazil ''Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants'', Volume 56, Number 1, 2011, pp. 28-32(5) Species: *'' Sipapoantha obtusisepala'' – Serra Baeta of

Roraima Roraima ( ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas t ...

, Brazil *'' Sipapoantha ostrina'' –

Cerro Sipapo The Cuao Massif or Cuao-Sipapo Massif is a complex of tepuis (table-top mountain) in southern Amazonas state of Venezuela. It includes several small sandstone tepuis and granitic mountaintops, including Cerro Cuao and Cerro Sipapo, which reach el ...

, Cerro Cuao, and

Cerro Autana Cerro Autana (Autana Mountain) is a geological formation located at the western portion of the Guiana Shield in the Estado Amazonas, Venezuela near the Colombian border. It is characterized by a narrow base, a flat top, and almost vertical walls. ...

of Amazonas state, Venezuela

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9077870 Gentianaceae Gentianaceae genera Flora of the Tepuis