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Great yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea) plants in bloom.
Saccifolium bandeirae is found on a single mountain peak located in the Guiana region of southern Venezuela and northern Brazil. Although it was previously classified in its own family, Saccifoliaceae, due to its unique pouchlike leaves, it is now recognized as a member of the Gentianaceae family.1