Stevia

Asteraceae Stevia
Depto. La Paz, Prov. Nor Yungas, steep slopes on SE side
of Coroico, vie. Hotel Esmeralda and chapel.
16°H’32”S, 67°43’25”W. alt. 1800-1875 m.
Mixture of coffee plantations and remnants of woodland
with much escaped Impatiens, and open grassy and brushy
areas with much Melinis minutiflora (not now blooming).
Slender, 1.3 m. tall. Flowers white.
Coll.: M. Nee 59909	13 April 2013
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN (NY)
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