Filed As:

Ericaceae
Macleania ericae Sleumer

Location:

Ecuador. Pichincha. Quito-Nono-Puerto Quito road, 24 km NW of Nono and 1 km SE of Tanda-yapa. Alt. 1768 - 1800 m. (5800 - 5905 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 6536 with M. Lebrón-Luteyn, 27 Dec 1978

Description:

terrestrial shrub from large swollen burl, branches to 1.5 m long. pedicels and calyx reddish-orange; corolla lower 2/3 bright red; upper 1/3 dark green; throat white pilose within. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

steep slopes of Río Alambi valley; cloud forest. common.

Other:

Collection Notes: filaments white, connate; anthers golden-yellow; fruits erect seen visited by butterfly; orig. det. as M. rotundifolia
Specimen Notes: CM, NY, TEX (2 sheets)

Identifiers:

GUID: fa9053da-0b08-4c3b-bfee-99ab973f14f4

Distribution:

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