Filed As:

Ericaceae
Macleania aff. ericae Sleumer

Location:

Ecuador. Manabí. Montecristi; cerro Montecristi, eastern slopes above town. Alt. 300 - 400 m. (984 - 1312 ft.)

Collector(s):

T. C. Plowman 14345 with P. Alcorn, 18 Jul 1986

Description:

epiphytic shrub ca 2 m across with pendent branches. pedicel and calyx dull maroon; corolla 5-angled, red with green tip and lobes, waxy. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

transition zone at lower edge of cloud belt.

Other:

Collection Notes: orig. det. by JLL 1987 as M. pentptera, then in 1994 as M. cf. cordifolia
Specimen Notes: F, NY

Identifiers:

GUID: bbc81341-76a2-4266-8f46-77c73ba915bb

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