Filed As:

Ericaceae
Pellegrinia coccinea (Hoerold) Sleumer

Common Names:

uchu-uchu

Location:

Peru. Pasco. Oxapampa Prov. Dtto. Huancabamba: Parq. Nac. Yanachaga - Chemillén, vicinity of the caserio de Santa Bárbara. Alt. 3450 m. (11319 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 15646 with L. Paola Pedraza, E. M. Ortiz V. & N. Salinas, 9-13 Jun 2006

Description:

Weak, scandent, epiphytic (rarely terrestrial) shrub. Calyx green. Corolla bright orange. Fruiting calyces dark green, immature, erect. Plants only found within forest.

Habitat:

Ecotone of puna grassland with remnant forest patches. Common locally.

Feature Notes:

[DNA; pickled; photos]. N.V. uchu-uchu [Quechua]

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 02436663
GUID: b6f6e407-8885-4fe0-9b01-df8007a4eb1d

Map:

Coordinates: (-10.358, -75.658)

Distribution:

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