Filed As:

Ericaceae
Ceratostema alatum (Hoerold) Sleumer

Location:

Ecuador. Azuay. Gualaceo-Limón road, 24 km E of Gualaceo. Alt. 3300 m. (10827 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 5779 with M. L. Lebrón-Luteyn, 18 Apr 1978

Description:

shrub to 2 m tall. leaves thick, coriaceous as is corolla; pedicels, rachis & calyx green, heavily suffused w/red.

Habitat:

páramo dominated by Puya, bamboo, Hesperomeles, composites. common.

Other:

Collection Notes: corolla gibbous at base, bright red, lobes purple within; filaments pink; anthers golden yellow; berry purplish-green
Specimen Notes: E

Identifiers:

GUID: 3ab5a95d-e2db-4799-b5dc-6d2f0b9c6d47

Distribution:

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