Filed As:

Ericaceae
Macleania coccoloboides A.C.Sm.

Location:

Ecuador. Pichincha. carretera antigua to Santo Domingo de los Colorados, km 32-38. Alt. 2200 - 2700 m. (7218 - 8858 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 5601 with M. Lebrón-Luteyn, 29 Mar 1978-30 Mar 1978

Description:

viney shrub with branches to 2 m long; plant arising from swollen tubers. leaves dark green above, ligh green beneath; pedicels green suffusedwith red; calyx and lower 4/5 of corolla red. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

steep slopes, montane cloud forest. one plant seen in flower.

Other:

Collection Notes: upper 1/5 of corolla white; immature fruits green, mature furit pur-ple
Specimen Notes: E, NY (2 sheets)

Identifiers:

GUID: 2e2bf832-b662-47c2-9292-a510af3b77c0

Distribution:

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