Sphyrospermum grandifolium (Hoerold) A.C.Sm.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Ecuador

• State/Province

  Pichincha

• Locality

  Quito-Sto. Domingo old road (via Chiriboga), ca. 23-24 km W of San Juan.

• Elevation

  Alt. 1920 m. (6299 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -0.3, -78.72

• Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Ericaceae
Sphyrospermum grandifolium (Hoerold) A. C. Sm.
("hybrid"?)
Ecuador. Pichincha: Quito-Sto. Domingo old road (via
Chiriboga), ca. 23-24 km W of San Juan. ca. 0°18’S,
78°43’W. ca. 1920 m. Disturbed forest along steep
roadside slopes.
Terrestrial, pendent, subshrub. Corolla red with lobe
margins purple. Growing next to Sphyrospermum sodiroi.
James L. Luteyn & Roy Fuller 15126
15 May 1997
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