Macleania ericae Sleumer

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Macleania ericae Sleumer

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Luteyn 6694 with Maria Lebrón-Luteyn, Bruce McAlpin, 03 Jan 1979

  • Location

    Ecuador. Cañar. Steep, wet roadside slopes ca. 33-45 km E of El Triunfo along road to Cañar.

  • Habitat

    Scattered.

  • Description

    Terrestrial shrub with branches to 3 m long. Pedicels, calyx & lower 4/5 corolla reddish-orange; upper 1/5 corolla green. Hairs within lobes white. Fruit immature, green. Calyx & corolla angled.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01197680

    Occurrence ID: 9bd6bc24-4955-4396-9064-0bf51fd0d179

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • All Determinations

    Macleania ericae Sleumer det J. L. Luteyn, 1994

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Cañar

  • Locality

    Steep, wet roadside slopes ca. 33-45 km E of El Triunfo along road to Cañar.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 670 - 1200 m. (2198 - 3937 ft.)

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