Filed As:

Ericaceae
Ceratostema callistum A.C.Sm.

Location:

Peru. Piura. Huancabamba Prov. Canchaque-Huancabamba rd., 17-18 kms NNE of Canchaque. Alt. 2130 m. (6988 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 15532 with I. Sánchez-Vega, M. Zapata Cruz, 13 Jul 2002

Description:

Terrestrial, from lignotuber. Branches pendant, leaves somewhat surrounding stem. Calyx lobes dark red. Corolla broadly, bluntly angled opposite lobes, green at extreme base, mostly red; the lobes green within, slightly spreading. Abundant. [Plants pretreated with EtOH.] [Photos; pickled].

Habitat:

Extremely steep roadside slopes through mattoral vegetation that is subject to periodic fires.

Other:

Collection Notes: [Plants pretreated with EtOH]

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 668941
GUID: 14f74fb5-9136-480a-8244-aa91109d04a5

Map:

Coordinates: (-5.375, -79.5756)

Distribution:

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