Macleania pilgeriana Hoerold

  • Authority

    Smith, Albert C. 1952. Plants collected in Ecuador by W. H. camp. Vaceiniaceae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8 (1): 41-85.

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Macleania pilgeriana Hoerold

  • Description

    Distribution and Ecology - Pichincha: Paramo west of Quito on Sto. Domingo Road, 11,300 ft. elev., Camp E-1705, E-1710 (shrubs 1-2 m.; corolla deep red).

  • Discussion

    The cited specimens agree well with type material (also from Pichincha) in foliage and in the elongate anther-tubules; I doubt whether this entity should be kept apart from M. rupestris even on a subspecific level.

  • Distribution

    Pichincha: Paramo west of Quito on Sto. Domingo Road, 11,300 ft. elev., Camp E-1705, E-1710 (shrubs 1-2 m.; corolla deep red).

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