Cinchona

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Cinchona

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Luteyn 15505 with I. Sánchez-Vega, M. Zapata Cruz, 05 Jul 2002

  • Location

    Peru. Amazonas. Bongará Prov. Remnant, primary forest, over white sand, above town of Shucayacu (= Km 343 along Carretera Marginal), ca. 112 km NNE of Chachapoyas.

  • Habitat

    Open, roadside slopes.

  • Description

    Terrestrial shrub, in open sandy habitats above forest. Small shrub to 1.75 m. Corolla tube dull red, the lobes red with white margins. Locally common. [Plants pretreated with EtOH.].

  • Collection Notes

    [Plants pretreated with EtOH]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 668913

    Occurrence ID: 4822a47a-12fe-47a6-ac4c-028c7e47aa24

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cinchona

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • County/Municipio

    Bongará Prov.

  • Locality

    Remnant, primary forest, over white sand, above town of Shucayacu (= Km 343 along Carretera Marginal), ca. 112 km NNE of Chachapoyas.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2020 m. (6627 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -5.7631, -77.8853

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