Shuaria ecuadorica D.A.Neill & J.L.Clark

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Shuaria ecuadorica D.A. Neill &J.L.
Clark
Zamora-Chinchipe: El Pangui Canton
Cordillera del Condor, western slopes.
Upper Rio Wawaime watershed, tributary
of Rio Quimi. Tall forest on ridge, with
mixed sand/clay soil, above "Wawaime
Plot", 1-hectare forest inventory plot
on same ridge. EcuaCorriente copper mine
concession.
03°34'27"S 078°26'40"W	1230 m
Small tree 4 m tall, in shaded forest
understory, with multiple trunks and
often with sucker sprouts at base.
Corolla ivory-white, slightly gibbous at
base. Young fruits green. Growing as a
small "copse" in forest understory with
6 trees of this species in a 10 m X 10 m
area.
1 May 2008
David Neill, 0. Montiel, J. Aronson, N.
Revelo & D. Cueva 16363
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
03202608