Filed As:

Ericaceae
Disterigma bracteatum Luteyn ( holotype )

Location:

Ecuador. Azuay. Jesus María-Molleturo-Cuenca road, 22.3-25.2 km E of Coastal Highway at Jesus María. Alt. 975 - 1160 m. (3199 - 3806 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 15401 with Hugo Mogollón, 23 Nov 1998

Description:

shrub, epiphytic, to 2 m. Epilithic, spreading shrub to 1.5 m tall. Leaves subsucculent. Floral bracts brown. Corolla bright red. Berry dark purple. Infrequent. [DNA; pickled]. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Steep roadside slopes through forest. Infrequent.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 298799
GUID: 258afb8e-9072-4e34-bf48-a565777ec7bc

Map:

Coordinates: (-2.62, -79.23)

Distribution:

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