Filed As:

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

Location:

Ecuador. Azuay. Páramo de Tinajillas, 30-50 km S of Cuenca. Alt. 3000 - 3400 m. (9842 - 11155 ft.)

Collector(s):

W. H. Camp E 386 with , 15 Oct 1950

Description:

shrubs form large burls, burls seen to 0.5 m but from size of some clumps, sometimes more than 1 m in diam. leaves dark green above, pale below; corolla pale crimson, basally, apically yellowish-salmon; ripe fruit purple-black. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

páramo and surrounding chaparral and forest.

Other:

Specimen Notes: NY, K

Identifiers:

GUID: be0cdd90-9712-428d-b68e-935d582acc86

Distribution:

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