Monographs Details:
Authority:
Smith, Albert C. 1952. Plants collected in Ecuador by W. H. camp. Vaceiniaceae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8 (1): 41-85.
Smith, Albert C. 1952. Plants collected in Ecuador by W. H. camp. Vaceiniaceae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8 (1): 41-85.
Family:
Ericaceae
Ericaceae
Description:
Species Description - (shrub to 2 m., from relatively small burl). (spreading shrub to 3 m). (shrub 2 m, from burl about 0.3 m in diameter).
Species Description - (shrub to 2 m., from relatively small burl). (spreading shrub to 3 m). (shrub 2 m, from burl about 0.3 m in diameter).
Discussion:
The cited specimens have leaves which are deep green above and paler beneath; the hypanthium is greenish to deep red, the corolla crimson to coral or pale pink toward base, paler distally, the filaments white, the anthers orange. The numerous oblong-lanceolate bracts subtending the inflorescence distinguish this entity from M. rupestris. It is essentially glabrous throughout and typically has rather large and coriaceous leaves, with the principal nerves strongly raised beneath; the cited specimens, however, have leaves smaller than typical.
The cited specimens have leaves which are deep green above and paler beneath; the hypanthium is greenish to deep red, the corolla crimson to coral or pale pink toward base, paler distally, the filaments white, the anthers orange. The numerous oblong-lanceolate bracts subtending the inflorescence distinguish this entity from M. rupestris. It is essentially glabrous throughout and typically has rather large and coriaceous leaves, with the principal nerves strongly raised beneath; the cited specimens, however, have leaves smaller than typical.
Distribution:
Ecuador South America|
Ecuador South America|