Angasima-tepui

Angasima-tepui, also known as Adanta,^[2] Adankasima or Adankachimö,^[3][4] is a tepui in Bolívar state, Venezuela.^[1] 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 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Angasima-tepui.^[1]

Angasima-tepui
Angasima-tepui Location in Venezuela
Highest point
Elevation	2,250 m (7,380 ft)[1]
Coordinates	05°02′51″N 62°06′44″W
Geography
Location	Bolívar, Venezuela

The imposing triangular peak of Angasima-tepui has an elevation of around 2,250 metres (7,400 ft). 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 2 km² (0.77 sq mi) and an estimated slope area of 32 km² (12 sq mi).^[1] 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

References

1. 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.
2. Señaris, C. & E. La Marca (2004). Stefania satelles. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
3. (in Spanish) Peréz, C. (2011). El Adankachimö: el camino del danto. Río Verde 5: 113–122.
4. (in Spanish) Adankasima Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine. ClimTepuyes.
5. (in Spanish) Torres, I.N. & D.D. Martín (November 2007). "Informe Final de la Evaluación del Parque Nacional Canaima, Venezuela, como Sitio de Patrimonio Natural de la Humanidad" (PDF). Mejorando Nuestra Herencia.
6. McPherson, S., A. Wistuba, A. Fleischmann & J. Nerz (2011). Sarraceniaceae of South America. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.

Further reading

• (in Spanish) Brewer-Carías, C. (2010). El origen de los tepuyes: los hijos de las estrellas. Río Verde 3: 54–69.
• Kok, Philippe J.R.; MacCulloch, Ross D.; Means, D. Bruce; Roelants, Kim; Van Bocxlaer, Ines; Bossuyt, Franky (2012). "Low genetic diversity in tepui summit vertebrates". Current Biology. 22 (15): R589–R590. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.06.034. PMID 22877774.
• 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. doi:10.2307/2807586
• 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. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2012.03.036