Macleania bullata Yeo

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Macleania bullata Yeo

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Luteyn 6538 with Maria Lebrón-Luteyn, 27 Dec 1978

  • Location

    Ecuador. Pichincha. Quito-Nono-Pto. Quito road, 24 km NW of Nono and 1 km SE of Tandayapa.

  • Habitat

    Steep slopes of Río Alambi valley; cloud forest. Common but little in flower.

  • Description

    Terrestrial shrub branches to 1.5 m long. Leaves bullate. Pedicels & calyx bright green suffused with orange. Corolla orange. Filaments connate, white; anthers golden-yellow.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Flowers robbed by same hummingbird that legitamately visited a Psammisia sodiroi growing nearby.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01055903

    Occurrence ID: 49b06645-15aa-4254-b51f-dea4aef88717

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • All Determinations

    Macleania bullata Yeo

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Pichincha

  • Locality

    Quito-Nono-Pto. Quito road, 24 km NW of Nono and 1 km SE of Tandayapa.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1768 - 1800 m. (5801 - 5906 ft.)

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