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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Wunderlichioideae |
| Tribe: | Wunderlichieae |
| Genus: | Chimantaea Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack |
| Type species | |
| Chimantaea mirabilis Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack | |
Chimantaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1][2]
This genus[3]isendemic to the Pantepui,[4]abiogeographic province on the Guiana HighlandsinVenezuela, Guyana, and Brazil.[5] The region is characterized by a pattern of about 50 tepuis, isolated tabletop mountains that arise from the sandstone plateau of the highlands.[5] Tepuis are known for their biodiversity, especially their concentrations of endemic species, and most are still pristine, undisturbed ecosystems.[5] The genus is almost entirely restricted to the Chimantá Massif, a complex of several of these tepuis in Bolívar, Venezuela.[4] There several species of the genus are dominant members of the higher-elevation shrublands, which are known as paramoid vegetation because of their similarity to the páramos of the Andes.[6]
All the species are endemic to Venezuela.[7]
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