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 6450 with M. L. Lebrón-Luteyn, 11 Dec 1978

Description:

epiphytic shrub with branches to 0.75 m long. leaves dark green above, pale green beneath; floral bracts, bracteo-les and pedicels green suffused with light red.

Habitat:

montane cloud forest. common, little in flower.

Other:

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

Identifiers:

GUID: 5dde4d0f-a598-4a26-892d-07406ff3d8d5

Distribution:

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