Cinchona officinalis L. x C. pubescens Vahl
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Authority
Andersson, Lennart. 1998. A revision of the genus
(Rubiaceae--Cinchoneae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 80: 1-75. -
Family
Rubiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Distribution and Ecology - Collection examined. ECUADOR. Loja: Hda. Huilcabamba ca. 54 km S of Loja, on slopes NW of Nudo de Sabanillas, ca. 2700 m, 9-12 Jul 1944, Prieto AJ-6 (NY).
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Discussion
One specimen is suggestive of a hybrid C. officinalis X pubescens. It combines the narrow, chartaceous leaf blades, with somewhat poorly developed pit domatia, of the former species, with the hirtellous leaf indumentum of the latter. Both parental species are known from the immediate vicinity.
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Distribution
Collection examined. ECUADOR. Loja: Hda. Huilcabamba ca. 54 km S of Loja, on slopes NW of Nudo de Sabanillas, ca. 2700 m, 9-12 Jul 1944, Prieto AJ-6 (NY).
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