Filed As:

Ericaceae
Themistoclesia peruviana A.C.Sm.

Location:

Bolivia. La Paz. Nor Yungas Prov. La Paz-Coroico road, 11 km NE of junction of Unduavi-Chulumani road, where new road to Coroico begins. Alt. 3140 m. (10302 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 15612 with P. Pedraza & A. Palabral, 15 Apr 2005

Description:

Terrestrial, pendent shrub, with branches 1.5 m long. Calyx green. Corolla red at base and pale green distally.

Habitat:

Steep roadside slopes through ceja de la montaña forest with Brunellia. Infrequent.

Feature Notes:

[Photo; DNA; pickled].

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 718052
GUID: e9ba0528-3487-484c-9162-abdb9a246ea1

Map:

Coordinates: (-16.2914, -67.8264)

Distribution:

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