Monographs Details:
Authority:
Smith, Albert C. 1952. Plants collected in Ecuador by W. H. camp. Vaceiniaceae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8 (1): 41-85.
Smith, Albert C. 1952. Plants collected in Ecuador by W. H. camp. Vaceiniaceae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8 (1): 41-85.
Family:
Ericaceae
Ericaceae
Description:
Species Description - (shrub 2 m.; leaves deep green above, bright green beneath, nitid on both surfaces; pedicels stout, green to red-tinged; hypanthium green to dull red; corolla dull reddish to deep crimson, pale distally; hypanthium and corolla with scattered gland-hairs).
Species Description - (shrub 2 m.; leaves deep green above, bright green beneath, nitid on both surfaces; pedicels stout, green to red-tinged; hypanthium green to dull red; corolla dull reddish to deep crimson, pale distally; hypanthium and corolla with scattered gland-hairs).
Discussion:
The species has apparently not otherwise been reported from Ecuador, but the cited specimen agrees excellently with Lehmann 2143 (US), from the type locality in Cauca, Colombia, and with several specimens recently obtained by Dr. Cuatrecasas in the Departments of Cauca and El Valle.