Asteraceae FAMILY Endangered

Tamania chardonii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Shrub

Growth—

Tamania chardonii is a plant of higher elevations in the tropical regions of the Andes, mainly at elevations between metres. The plants are usually found above the tree line in open, windswept regions known as Páramos, where the climate is wet and cool with a relative humidity that can be around 110%. The high elevation means there are high levels of UV radiation and a daily seasonality with night-time temperatures able to fall below zero at any time of the year. The plant requires an open position in a humus-rich soil that does not dry out and a good supply of clean water. The various species do not generally grow well outside of their native habitat or other similar habitats, though some have occasionally been cultivated successfully at lower elevations or in greenhouses in the temperate zone.

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Tamania+chardonii>

Pollinators

Bumblebees, Beetles

References

[1]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
[2]Introducing Frailejones: The Andes’ Perfect Survival Plant — Anon · American Gun Association · 2021 · https://blog.gunassociation.org/frailejones-andes-survival-plant/ ↩︎An article about the uses of the genus Espeletia and other related genera. Accessed 08/05/2021
[3]Caracterización química y actividad antimicrobiana del aceite esencial de las hojas de Libanothamnus neriifolius (As — Aparicio-Zambrano R. et al · 2019 · http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v26i1.15912 · ISBN 1561-0837 ↩︎
[4]A nomenclator for the frailejones (Espeletiinae Cuatrec., Asteraceae) — Diazgranados M. · 2012 · http://10.3897/phytokeys.16.3186 ↩︎