Macleania ericae Sleumer
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Filed As
Ericaceae
Macleania ericae Sleumer -
Collector(s)
J. L. Luteyn 6536 with Maria Lebrón-Luteyn, 27 Dec 1978
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Location
Ecuador. Pichincha. Quito-Nono-Pto. Quito road, 24 km NW of Nono and 1 km SE of Tandayapa.
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Habitat
Steep slopes of Río Alambi valley; cloud forest. Common.
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Description
Terrestrial shrub from large swollen burl. Branches to 1.5 m long. Pedicels & calyx reddish-orange. Corolla lower 2/3 bright red; upper 1/3 dark green; throat white pilose within. Filaments white, connate. Anthers golden-yellow. Seen visited by butterfly. Fruits erect.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01055910
Occurrence ID: aca0c55a-d696-423d-93a6-6a14869620b2
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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
Macleania ericae Sleumer det J. L. Luteyn, 1994
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Region
South America
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Country
Ecuador
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State/Province
Pichincha
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Locality
Quito-Nono-Pto. Quito road, 24 km NW of Nono and 1 km SE of Tandayapa.
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Elevation
Alt. 1768 - 1800 m. (5801 - 5906 ft.)
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Distribution
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Macleania ericae Sleumer