Uei-tepui, also known as Wei-tepui, Cerro El Sol or Serra do Sol
[McPherson, S., A. Wistuba, A. Fleischmann & J. Nerz (2011). '']Sarraceniaceae of South America
''Sarraceniaceae of South America'' is a monograph on the pitcher plants of the genus ''Heliamphora'' by Stewart McPherson, Andreas Wistuba, Andreas Fleischmann, and Joachim Nerz. It was published in September 2011 by Redfern Natural History Pr ...
''. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. is a
tepui
A tepui , or tepuy (), is a table-top mountain or mesa found in South America, especially in Venezuela and western Guyana. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran ...
on the border between
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
and
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in ...
. It may be considered the southernmost member of the
Eastern Tepuis
The Eastern Tepuis (Spanish: ''Tepuyes Orientales'' Brewer-Carías, C. (2012). ''Río Verde'' 8: 77–94.), also known as the Roraima–Ilú range, is a mountain chain stretching for some along the border between Guyana, Venezuela and, to a sma ...
chain.
[Huber, O. (1995). Geographical and physical features. In: P.E. Berry, B.K. Holst & K. Yatskievych (eds.) '' Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Volume 1. Introduction.'' Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. pp. 1–61.]
Uei-tepui has an elevation of around , a summit area of , and an estimated slope area of .
While the peak of Uei-tepui lies completely in Venezuelan territory, large part of the main ridge forms the boundary between Venezuela and Brazil.
See also
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Distribution of ''Heliamphora''
References
Further reading
* Kok, P.J.R., R.D. MacCulloch, D.B. Means, K. Roelants, I. Van Bocxlaer & F. Bossuyt (7 August 2012). ''Current Biology'' 22(15): R589–R590. []
Inselbergs of South America
Tepuis of Venezuela
Tepuis of Brazil
Mountains of Venezuela
International mountains of South America
Brazil–Venezuela border
Mountains of Bolívar (state)
Landforms of Roraima
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