Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl.

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 3418, 02 Aug 1997

  • Location

    Ecuador. Loja. Yangana-Valladolid, km 18, Parque Nacional de Podocarpus.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2645182

    Occurrence ID: b434e89e-bd33-4e21-8991-2f62e809b926

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

    Yangana-Valladolid, km 18, Parque Nacional de Podocarpus.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2550 m. (8366 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -4.47, -79.18

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New York Botanical Garden
Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & EndJ. s.
P. Pedraza-Penalosa & J. L. Luteyn, 2010
The New York Botanical Garden
Sphyrospermum cordifolium Bentham
Set. James L. Luteyn
FLORA OF ECUADOR
G. P. Lewis
3418
Sphyrospermum
Ericaceae
BOTANICAL
Garde**,
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
02645182
Province: Loja
Yangana-Valladolid, km 18, Parque Nacional de Podocarpus.
2550 m c.79° 11' W ; 4° 28'S	2 Augustl997
Vegetation: bosque humedo premontano and secondary scrub.
Pendent shrub from vertical damp mossy embankment; leaves fleshy,
thick-coriaceous; grass-green with red margins; calyces pinkish red,
corollas white to very pale pink; fruits olive-green. Frequent
Field work funded by Carlsberg Foundation & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
02645182