Filed As:

Ericaceae
Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl.

All Determinations:

Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl. det. P. Pedraza-Peñalosa, 2010

Sphyrospermum cordifolium Benth.

Location:

Bolivia. La Paz. Nor Yungas Prov. La Paz-Coroico road, 11 km NE of junction of Unduavi-Chulumani road, where new road to Coroico begins. Alt. 3140 m. (10302 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 15613 with P. Pedraza & A. Palabral, 15 Apr 2005

Description:

Terrestrial subshrub. Calyx green. Corolla red. Growing with white corolla forms.

Habitat:

Steep roadside slopes through ceja de la montaña forest with Brunellia. Common.

Feature Notes:

[Photo; DNA].

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 718053
GUID: 62428be2-93fa-4f82-b184-194870bb52fa

Map:

Coordinates: (-16.2914, -67.8264)

Distribution:

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