Plutarchia guascensis

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Plutarchia guascensis

  • Collector(s)

    F. R. Fosberg 21697, 19 Mar 1944

  • Location

    Colombia. Cundinamarca. Cordillera Oriental. Páramo de Guasca, 8 km E of Guasca. Common on ridges.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2605992

    Occurrence ID: 522bc8cd-9622-4451-8e38-befa38895ebd

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • All Determinations

    Plutarchia guascensis

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Cundinamarca

  • Locality

    Cordillera Oriental. Páramo de Guasca, 8 km E of Guasca. Common on ridges.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3500 - 3600 m. (11483 - 11811 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    4.85, -73.8

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
HI
02605992
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From the UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA, S. A.
Cordillera Oriental
Plutarchia guascensis (Cuatr.) A.C.Sm.
D0tA.O.Smifck
Locality Paramo de Guasca, 8 km. e. of GUASCA,
Dept, de Cundinamarca
Lat. 4°51-53' N., Long. 73°48' W.
Habitat common on ridges
brushy slopes and ridges above timberline, with
occasional seeps of water
Date Mar. IQ, 1944 Alt. 35OO-36OO m.
(aneroid reading)
Coll. F. R. Fosberg No. 21697
Det.
Remarks Erect shrub 1 m. tall, fls. red.
Colombian Cinchona Mission