Orthaea ferreyrae

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Orthaea ferreyrae

  • Collector(s)

    D. R. Simpson 852 with and Wilson Lopez, 15 Apr 1972

  • Location

    Peru. Huánuco. Huánuco Prov. Dist. Acomayo. Along the highway ca 5 km below SW entrance to Carpish tunnel.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2604375

    Occurrence ID: ab7264c6-5ec7-4be5-ae32-f8b349a9df86

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • All Determinations

    Orthaea ferreyrae

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Huánuco

  • County/Municipio

    Huánuco Prov.

  • Locality

    Dist. Acomayo. Along the highway ca 5 km below SW entrance to Carpish tunnel.

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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New York Botanical Garden
Orthaea ferreyrae A.C. Sm.
Det: Nelson R. Salinas (NY) - 2014
PERU
Field Museum of Natural History, Servicio Forestal y de Caza del Peril
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Prov. Huanuco: Dist. Acomayo
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Epiphytic shrub ca. 0.7 m. tall; leaves very
dark, dull green above, medium green beneath;
pedicels and calyx very light rose (10RP8/5);
corolla in bud light pink with white apical 1/3,
at anthesis entire corolla light purplish red
(7.5BP5/12). Calyx in bud light greenish at
Coll. D. R. Simpson & 852 April 15» 1972
Juu6 achupfa V. -lolla+J $6}
Collections of a cooperative project sponsored by t/ie Servicio Forestal y de Caza (Lima, Peru)
and the Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago). Funded by National Science Founda-
tion grant no. GB-6588.
base with pinkish sepal tips.
In cloud forest-among dense shrubby vegetation |
of "Chusquea zone". Along the highway ca. 5 km.
below S.W. entrance to Carpish tunnel. Native
vegetation here rapidly disappearing as being
cut for agricultural land.
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