Vaccinium floribundum Kunth

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Ecuador

• State/Province

  Carchi

• Locality

  Páramos del Angel, ca. 10 km SSW of Tucán-El Angel road, and 39 km NNE of El Angel

• Elevation

  Alt. 2415 m. (7923 ft.)

• Coordinates

  0.72, -77.78

• Distribution

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BOTANICAL
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PLANTS OF ECUADOR
ERICACEAE
Vaccinium floribundum H.B.K.
Carchi. Paramos del Angel, ca. 10 km SSW of
Tucan-El Angel road, and 39 km NNE of El Angel.
Elev. 2415 m. Ca. 0°43'N, 77°47'W. Paramo with
Espeletia and Puya.
Shrub to 1 m tal1. Calyx green, the limb suffused
with red. Corollas white to dark rose red. Fruits
turning blue-black.
Common.
(Root sample)
James L. Luteyn 8908	9 Feb 1983
John J. Pi poly
Maria Lebron-Luteyn
Jacquelyn A. Kallunki
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