Filed As:

Ericaceae
Semiramisia pulcherrima A.C.Sm.

Location:

Colombia. Nariño. Santiago, Pasto-Sibundoy road, Páramo de Bordoncillo, 33-34 km E of Pasto. Alt. 3180 m. (10433 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 15210 with Roy Fuller & Julio Betancur, 09 Oct 1997

Description:

Shrub, terrestrial, becoming scandent and sometimes lianoid. Leaves somewhat concave, curled and hiding the pedicels. Calyx green, heavily suffused maroon. Corolla bright orange, sometimes with white between the lobes (in the bistratose part). Locally common. [Pickled; photo; DNA].

Habitat:

Extremely dense shrub páramo, dominated by Ericaceae. Locally common.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 227418
GUID: 8c335068-372f-41d5-822f-fb1c6febafe2

Map:

Coordinates: (1.15, -77.1)

Distribution:

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