Ceratostema ventricosum A.C.Sm.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Ceratostema ventricosum A.C.Sm. ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    W. H. Camp E 4912, 20 Aug 1945-24 Aug 1945

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. [Santiago-Zamora = Morona-Santiago]. Eastern slopes of the cordillera (on the trail to Mendez); near junction of Ríos Pailas and Negro.

  • Description

    Basal tuber epiphytic, branches to 1 m long. Leaves deep green, subnitid above, deep green, dull below. Pedicels bright green, clavate. Hypanthium pale green to dull reddish, the articulation well-marked, usually also with a dark line. calyx lobes usually redish, the pitted glands nigrescent. Base of corolla deep crimson, the lobes internally and externally nigrescent, lobes spreading. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Field note attachet to same sheet.

  • Collection Notes

    Label says: "Collected by Francisco Prieto"

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 9977

    Occurrence ID: 738b83c8-34b1-4d88-b221-7f46da31893a

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • Locality

    [Santiago-Zamora = Morona-Santiago]. Eastern slopes of the cordillera (on the trail to Mendez); near junction of Ríos Pailas and Negro.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1828.8 - 2286 m. (6000 - 7500 ft.)

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