Angasima-tepui explained

Angasima-tepui
Elevation M:	2250
Location:	Bolívar, Venezuela
Map:	Venezuela
Map Size:	250
Coordinates:	5.0475°N -62.1122°W

Angasima-tepui, also known as Adanta,^[1] Adankasima or Adankachimö,^{[2] [3]} is a tepui in Bolívar state, Venezuela.^[4] A relatively isolated peak, both it and nearby Upuigma-tepui lie just south of the vast Chimantá Massif, from which they are separated by the Río Aparurén valley. Amurí-tepui, the closest member of the Chimantá Massif, is only 8km (05miles) from Angasima-tepui.

The imposing triangular peak of Angasima-tepui has an elevation of around 2250m (7,380feet). Its summit plateau is heavily windswept, the northern part being dominated by low herbaceous vegetation. A southern peak bears dense tepui scrub. The mountain has a summit area of 2sqkm and an estimated slope area of 32sqkm. It is situated entirely within the bounds of Canaima National Park.^[5]

The undescribed pitcher plant Heliamphora sp. 'Angasima Tepui' is endemic to the summit region of Angasima-tepui.^[6]

See also

• Distribution of Heliamphora

Further reading

• Brewer-Carías, C. (2010). El origen de los tepuyes: los hijos de las estrellas. Río Verde 3: 54–69.
• Current Biology . 22 . 15 . R589–R590 . 2012 . Low genetic diversity in tepui summit vertebrates . 10.1016/j.cub.2012.06.034 . 22877774 . Kok . Philippe J.R. . MacCulloch . Ross D. . Means . D. Bruce . Roelants . Kim . Van Bocxlaer . Ines . Bossuyt . Franky. free .
• Pruski, J.F. (1989). Notes on the Compositae of the Guayana Highland—I. A new species of Stomatochaeta and the reduction of Guaicaia to Glossarion (Compositae: Mutisieae). Brittonia 41(1): 35–40.
• Vegas-Vilarrúbia, T., S. Nogué & V. Rull (August 2012). Global warming, habitat shifts and potential refugia for biodiversity conservation in the neotropical Guayana Highlands. Biological Conservation 152: 159–168.

Notes and References

1. Señaris, C. & E. La Marca (2004). Stefania satelles. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
2. Peréz, C. (2011). El Adankachimö: el camino del danto. Río Verde 5: 113–122.
3. Adankasima . ClimTepuyes.
4. 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.
5. Torres, I.N. & D.D. Martín (November 2007). Web site: Informe Final de la Evaluación del Parque Nacional Canaima, Venezuela, como Sitio de Patrimonio Natural de la Humanidad. . Mejorando Nuestra Herencia.
6. McPherson, S., A. Wistuba, A. Fleischmann & J. Nerz (2011). Sarraceniaceae of South America. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.