Sphyrospermum microphyllum Sleumer

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Ecuador

• State/Province

  Pichincha

• Locality

  Reserva Forestal ENDESA, Km 113 along Quito-Pto. Quito new road.

• Elevation

  Alt. 700 - 800 m. (2297 - 2625 ft.)

• Coordinates

  0.08, -79.03

• Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Ericaceae
Sphyrospermum microphyllum Sleumer
Ecuador. Pichincha: Reserva Forestal ENDESA, Km 113
along Quito-Pto. Quito new road. 0°5’N, 79°2’W.
ca. 700—800 m. Primary forest and surrounding reserve.
Epiphytic subshrub, with viney scandent habit. Corolla
white with maroon lobes. Berry lilac. Scattered in canopy.
James L. Luteyn, Roy Fuller
& Silvia Aldás 15159
23 May 1997