Ceratostema alatum (Hoerold) Sleumer

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Ecuador

• State/Province

  Azuay

• Locality

  "Oriente" Border: Eastern Cordillera, between Oña and the río Yacuambi. Crest.

• Elevation

  Alt. 3048 - 3414 m. (10000 - 11201 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -3.47872, -79.0455

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  13682

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Coordinates of midpoint were calculated as the center point between centers of Oña and río Yacuambi. Linear extent was calculated as halved distance between the city centers (13670 m). Uncertainty radius was determined using the MaNIS Georef. Calc.

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Distributed by the New York Botanical Garden
F. Prieto, No. P-&95	Sept. 10-19, 1945
Cerates tenia alatum (Hoer*) Sleumer
Bet» A.C.Smith Oct.1950
Shrubs 1-2 ra* Its deep green above, pale below,
often revolute. Hypanthium red, notably ridged»
Corolla bright crimson, lobes spreading, their
interior darker but nost nigrescent- Ripe fruit
oblate-apheroid, 1*5 cm* long and Z cm* diam*,
dull reddish, nitid, ribbed, slightly sweet»
PROV. AZUAY— ORIENTE” BORDER: Eastern Cordillera, between Ona
and the rio Yacuambi.
18S-240; west slope, 8,000-9,500 ft. elev. 241-374; east slope, 8,000-9,500 ft. elev.
275-316; crest, 10,000-11,200 ft. elev.
Collected under the direction of W. H. Camp
PLANTS OF ECUADOR
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