Filed As:
Ericaceae
Ceratostema megabracteatum Luteyn ( holotype )
Ericaceae
Ceratostema megabracteatum Luteyn ( holotype )
Location:
Ecuador. Napo. Napo-Pastaza. Baeza-Tena road, 1-5 km SE of Cosanga. Alt. 2030 - 2175 m. (6660 - 7136 ft.)
Ecuador. Napo. Napo-Pastaza. Baeza-Tena road, 1-5 km SE of Cosanga. Alt. 2030 - 2175 m. (6660 - 7136 ft.)
Description:
Terrestrial or epiphytic shrub mainly from one stem which may be 5 cm in diameter and to 3 m tall. Inflorescence pendent at anthesis; rhachis and pedicels pale yellowish-green; floral bracts and bracteoles pale yellowish-green suffused with red at the very base; calyx tube dark green, limb and lobes pale yellowish-green suffused with red; corolla carnose, dark pinkish-red with lobes purplish-black within, filaments and anthers golden-yellow; connective white; fruits turning purple. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Terrestrial or epiphytic shrub mainly from one stem which may be 5 cm in diameter and to 3 m tall. Inflorescence pendent at anthesis; rhachis and pedicels pale yellowish-green; floral bracts and bracteoles pale yellowish-green suffused with red at the very base; calyx tube dark green, limb and lobes pale yellowish-green suffused with red; corolla carnose, dark pinkish-red with lobes purplish-black within, filaments and anthers golden-yellow; connective white; fruits turning purple. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Habitat:
Locally common.
Locally common.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 9968
GUID: da64a76e-8805-43ed-8f23-3b7cc9968038
NY Barcode: 9968
GUID: da64a76e-8805-43ed-8f23-3b7cc9968038