Filed As:

Ericaceae
Themistoclesia epiphytica A.C.Sm.

Location:

Colombia. Putumayo. Pasto-Sibundoy road, 33-36 km E of Pasto. Alt. 3015 - 3130 m. (9892 - 10269 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 6788 with M. L. Lebrón-Luteyn, 20 Feb 1979

Description:

epiphytic shrub with branches to 1 m long. leaves coriaceous, concave, mucronate; calyx pale green; corolla red; fruit turning purple.

Habitat:

Espeletia-Puya-Sphagnum páramo. locally abundant.

Identifiers:

GUID: 8961d180-c346-4452-93d1-394af4d6ef2e

Distribution:

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