Filed As:

Ericaceae
Macleania hirtiflora (Benth.) A.C.Sm.

Location:

Colombia. Magdalena. Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, entre Pueblo Viejo y páramo de Macota-ma, entre Taquina y Macotama. Alt. 2140 - 2600 m. (7021 - 8530 ft.)

Collector(s):

H. G. Barclay 6879 with P. Juajibioy, 11 Feb 1959

Description:

shrub to m tall. leaves stiff, leathery, lighter below, to 7 x 4 cm; red calyx, sil- very with white hairs. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

quebrada or ravine with trees, dissecting grassy slope.

Other:

Collection Notes: corolla red with white hairs near tips, lighter inside; stamens whi-te with long transparent tips; style and stigma red
Specimen Notes: MO

Identifiers:

GUID: 1a1af397-f5c9-4949-946e-7a53f40cd6e5

Distribution:

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