Filed As:

Ericaceae
Diogenesia alstoniana Sleumer

Location:

Colombia. Nariño. Altaquer-Junín road, 13-15 km W of Altaquer. Alt. 1250 m. (4101 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 6868 with M. Lebrón-Luteyn, 26 Feb 1979

Description:

erect, spreading shrub with branches to 1.5 m long. leaves pale yellowish-green; calyx cream-colored; corolla white, ba-sally gibbous.

Habitat:

roadside thickets dominated by ericaceous shrubs. locally abundant.

Other:

Collection Notes: lobes strongly reflexed exposing the anthers

Identifiers:

GUID: c70db1e0-0da3-40bd-a5d7-ca7e65f68b18

Distribution:

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