Ceratostema fasciculatum Luteyn

Filed As

Ericaceae
Ceratostema fasciculatum Luteyn ( holotype )

Collector(s)

J. L. Luteyn 6633 with M. Lebrón-Luteyn & B. McAlpin, 01 Jan 1979

Location

Ecuador. Zamora Chinchipe. Road between Loja and Zamora ca. km 29-31, and 2-4 km E of Sabanilla.

Habitat

Steep slopes. Remnant forest. Infrequent.

Description

Terrestrial shrub with branches to 0.75 m; floral bracts and bracteoles membranaceous, brown; calyx and pedicels pale green; corolla white at extreme base, bright red above, angled with rounded edges, white between lobes; pubescence at throat of corolla white; filaments white; anthers golden-orange. Ants living within the old, persistent calyces. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Specimen Notes

1 of 3, see NY barcode 9964, 03227879.

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 9963

Occurrence ID: 714f910e-4a1d-404a-91c1-f2ebb85398c2

Related Objects

Specimen - 03227879, J. L. Luteyn 6633, Ceratostema fasciculatum Luteyn, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta, isotype; South America, Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe

Specimen - 9964, J. L. Luteyn 6633, Ceratostema fasciculatum Luteyn, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta, holotype; South America, Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe

Specimen - 03228751, J. L. Luteyn 6633, Ceratostema fasciculatum Luteyn, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta, isotype; South America, Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe

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