Ceratostema alatum (Hoerold) Sleumer
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Filed As
Ericaceae
Ceratostema alatum (Hoerold) Sleumer -
Collector(s)
H. G. Barclay 8601 with and Pedro Juajibioy, 06 Aug 1959 - 07 Aug 1959
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Location
Ecuador. Azuay. Cordillera Oriental: alrededores del Páramo de Patococha entre Gualacéo y Limón. Limón.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 2496590
Occurrence ID: adc00687-e9be-4321-9a97-2b5d17f7175c
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Ericales
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Family
Ericaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
South America
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Country
Ecuador
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State/Province
Azuay
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Locality
Cordillera Oriental: alrededores del Páramo de Patococha entre Gualacéo y Limón. Limón.
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Elevation
Alt. 3200 m. (10499 ft.)
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Distribution
PLANTS OF ECUADOR, SOUTH AMERICA NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 02496590 Ceratostema alatum (Hoer.) Sleumer Det. by* A. C. Smith Shrub to 1.5 m. tall with leathery, evergreen Ivs., dark, shiny above, lighter below. Flowers red waxy, the expanded base fleshy. Stamens (10) with short white or pink filaments; anthers brown, very long pointed. Inner face of spread- ing perianth segments dark purple. Style white to red above; ovary green. Abundant.On small rise with shrubs at edge of ciénaga (wet area). Road worker camp, end of road being made to Prov. Asuay: Cordillera Oriental; alrededores del Páramo de Patococha entxe Gualacéo y Limón. Limón. High ppt.,high humidity. Aug. 6-7,1959 Alt. ca. 3200 m. No. 8601 Harriet G. Barclay and Pedro Juajibioy Collected under auspices of National Science Foundation, Wash» ington, D. C., and Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Bogotá. 02496590
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Ceratostema alatum (Hoerold) Sleumer