Cinchona micrantha (Pav.) Ruiz x C. pubescens Vahl

  • Authority

    Andersson, Lennart. 1998. A revision of the genus (Rubiaceae--Cinchoneae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 80: 1-75.

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Cinchona micrantha (Pav.) Ruiz x C. pubescens Vahl

  • Description

    Distribution and Ecology - Collection examined. PERU. Cuzco: Prov. La Convención, Cordillera de Vilcabamba, 13 km NE of Hda. Luisiana and Río Apurimac, 1880 m, Dudley 10362 (MO, NY).

  • Discussion

    The following collection deviates from typical C. micrantha in having leaf blades that are sparsely to densely hirtellous beneath, in lacking domatia, and in having a corolla tube 10-11 mm long. It may represent the hybrid between C. micrantha and C. pubescens.

  • Distribution

    Collection examined. PERU. Cuzco: Prov. La Convención, Cordillera de Vilcabamba, 13 km NE of Hda. Luisiana and Río Apurimac, 1880 m, Dudley 10362 (MO, NY).

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