Filed As:
Ericaceae
Themistoclesia inflata A.C.Sm. ( isotype )
Ericaceae
Themistoclesia inflata A.C.Sm. ( isotype )
Location:
Ecuador. Chimborazo. Cañón of the Río Chanchán, about 5 km N of Huigra. Alt. 1524 - 1981.2 m. (5000 - 6500 ft.)
Ecuador. Chimborazo. Cañón of the Río Chanchán, about 5 km N of Huigra. Alt. 1524 - 1981.2 m. (5000 - 6500 ft.)
Description:
Hanging epiphyte. Leaves crispi-succulent, to 4 mm thick; dark, translucent green, inflated above; pale below (from stomata), the surface with numerous pits, the bases of glands; the lower 1/3 of leaf in cross-section with chlorenchyma, the upper 2/3 with apparently 4 cell-layers of hydrenchyma. Corolla cream-white, broadly urceolate, with wide orifice. Stamens isomorphic; filaments free; anthers orange. Inmature fruit non-glaucous. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Hanging epiphyte. Leaves crispi-succulent, to 4 mm thick; dark, translucent green, inflated above; pale below (from stomata), the surface with numerous pits, the bases of glands; the lower 1/3 of leaf in cross-section with chlorenchyma, the upper 2/3 with apparently 4 cell-layers of hydrenchyma. Corolla cream-white, broadly urceolate, with wide orifice. Stamens isomorphic; filaments free; anthers orange. Inmature fruit non-glaucous. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Habitat:
Moist forested valleys.
Moist forested valleys.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 10489
GUID: 718dfbff-8f55-465a-895f-0174533fed22
NY Barcode: 10489
GUID: 718dfbff-8f55-465a-895f-0174533fed22