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 - (in swampy areas, often epiphytic, with arching branches to 3 m. long; inflorescences coral-red, the young corolla white). (shrub sprawling over rocks). (shrubs on ground or on rotting logs, arching to 3 m.). (on the trail from Sevilla de Oro to Mendez), (large epiphytic vine, the branches to 6 m.; leaves deep green above, pale beneath; pedicel, hypanthium, and lower part of corolla deep coral-red, the tip of corolla above constricted part white; filaments and connectives white; anthers brown; immature fruit non-glaucous).
Species Description - (in swampy areas, often epiphytic, with arching branches to 3 m. long; inflorescences coral-red, the young corolla white). (shrub sprawling over rocks). (shrubs on ground or on rotting logs, arching to 3 m.). (on the trail from Sevilla de Oro to Mendez), (large epiphytic vine, the branches to 6 m.; leaves deep green above, pale beneath; pedicel, hypanthium, and lower part of corolla deep coral-red, the tip of corolla above constricted part white; filaments and connectives white; anthers brown; immature fruit non-glaucous).
Discussion:
The cited specimens agree excellently with other material representing this widespread species from the eastern slopes of the Andes.
The cited specimens agree excellently with other material representing this widespread species from the eastern slopes of the Andes.
Distribution:
Ecuador South America|
Ecuador South America|