Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl.

  • Collector(s)

    F. Werner 1873, 12/12/05

  • Location

    Ecuador. Zamora Chinchipe. Area of Estación Cientifica San Francisco, road Loja-Zamora, ca 35 km from Loja. Forest on one of the Piptocoma at Hortensias. Above Sabanilla (property of Sr. Leon).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2645089

    Occurrence ID: ada7cae2-aa71-4dfc-8a91-72c423f984ba

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Zamora Chinchipe

  • Locality

    Area of Estación Cientifica San Francisco, road Loja-Zamora, ca 35 km from Loja. Forest on one of the Piptocoma at Hortensias. Above Sabanilla (property of Sr. Leon).

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1810 m. (5938 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.97, -79.07

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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BOTANICAL
Sphyrospermum cf. cordifolium	Ericaceae
det.:
Prov. of Zamora-Chinchipe, area of Estación Científica San Francisco (S 03°58', W
79°04'), road Loja-Zamora, ca. 35 km from Loja; moist montane forest
on one of the Piptocoma at Hortensias. Above Sabanilla (property of Sr. Leon).
leg.: F. A. Werner	altitude[m]: 1810
obs.: canopy epiphyte, thick, perfectly rigid and erect shhots. Leaves very
succulent (and stout - short and wide). Berries blue and gairy,
corolla white (orange in dried old corollas).
12.12.05_No. 1873
Flora of Ecuador
New York Botanical Garden
Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl. si.
P. Pedraza-Penalosa & J. L. Luteyn, 2010
Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl.
S. cordifolium Benth. “complex”
det. James L. Luteyn, 2005
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
"Vascular epiphytes and human disturbance"; Dep. Syt. Bot., University of Gottingen,
Germany; contact: florianwemer@yahoo.com; photos: www.visualplants.de
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