Filed As:

Ericaceae
Siphonandra elliptica (Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don) Klotzsch

Location:

Peru. Cusco. Kms 143-152 Ollantaytambo-Alfamayo road; 58-67 km NW of Ollantaytam-bo. Alt. 3110 - 3415 m. (10203 - 11204 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 6464 with M. L. Lebrón-Luteyn, 11 Dec 1978

Description:

epiphytic shrub with branches to 0.75 m long. floral bracts, bracteoles and pedicels green suffused with light redcalyx tube red; limb and lobes pale green.

Habitat:

montane cloud forest.

Other:

Collection Notes: corolla tube dark, bright red; limb and lobes becoming pale whitish-green; fruits immature, green

Identifiers:

GUID: 7bd82b07-f250-4bd6-a05e-bec55217de57

Distribution:

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