Orthaea

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Orthaea

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Luteyn 15734 with Carla Maldonado, 26 Apr 2007

  • Location

    Bolivia. La Paz. Nor Yungas Prov. La Paz-Coroico road, Camino Prehispanico Sillutinkara, ca. 5 km below Unduavi, Parq. Nac. Cotopata.

  • Habitat

    Wet montane forest.

  • Description

    Terrestrial shrub, to 2 m tall. Corolla rose in basal half and greenish-white distally in upper half. Berry blue-black. Common locally.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00866493

    Occurrence ID: 077825df-1bda-4e51-9ccb-96382bab05af

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • All Determinations

    Orthaea det P. Pedraza-Peñalosa, 2010
    Note: sp. 1

    Orthaea ignea Sleumer

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    La Paz

  • County/Municipio

    Nor Yungas Prov.

  • Locality

    La Paz-Coroico road, Camino Prehispanico Sillutinkara, ca. 5 km below Unduavi, Parq. Nac. Cotopata.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3100 - 3300 m. (10171 - 10827 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -16.308, -67.908

  • Distribution

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New York Botanical Garden
Orthaea sp.
Det: Nelson R. Salinas (NY) - 2014
New York Botanical Garden
Orthaea sp. 1
Paola Pedraza (NY) 2010
The New York Botanical Garden
Ericaceae
00866493
Orthaea ignea Sleumer
Bolivia. La Paz. Prov. Nor Yungas. La Paz-Coroico road,
Camino Prehispanico Sillutinkara, ca. 5 km below Unduavi,
Parq. Nac. Cotopata, ca. 16°18’S - 16°19’S,
67°54’W - 67°55 ’W. 3100-3300 m.
Wet montane forest.
Terrestrial shrub, to 2 m tall. Corolla rose in basal half and
greenish-white distally in upper half. Berry blue-black.
Common locally.
26 Apr 2007
James L. Luteyn & Carla Maldonado 15734
Supported by the National Science Foundation
NYdb
00866493