Filed As:

Ericaceae
Orthaea secundiflora (Poepp. & Endl.) Klotzsch

All Determinations:

Orthaea secundiflora (Poepp. & Endl.) Klotzsch det. J. L. Luteyn, 1994

Location:

Ecuador. Morona Santiago. Gualaceo-Limon rd., 53-64 km E of Gualaceo. Alt. 1870 - 2150 m. (6135 - 7054 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 5785 with M. Lebrón-Luteyn, 19 Apr 1978

Description:

Rhachis & pedicels cream colored, heavily suffused with pink; calyx dark pink; corolla basal 1/2 dark rose grading into white at limb and lobes. Hollow portion of steams housing ants. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

remnant cloud forest. Two plants seen.

Other:

Specimen Notes: hollow stems with ants; fl visited by hovering black bees which were boring into base fl

Identifiers:

GUID: 63d07d68-928f-4798-bbdb-fdddc75dcb88

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