Macrosiphonia longiflora (Desf.) Müll.Arg.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Manuel María Caballero Prov.

• Locality

  3 km (by dirt road) NE of Abra de Quiñe ("Quiñal" on some maps)

• Elevation

  Alt. 2150 - 2250 m. (7054 - 7382 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -18.07, -64.325

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Apocynaceae
Macrosiphonia longiflora (Desf.) Muell. Arg.?
det. M. Nee, 1995
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Caballero, 3 km. (by dirt
road) NE of Abra de Quine ["Quifial" on some maps].
18°04’S, 64° 19’30"W. alt. 2150-2250 m.
Steep slope with outcrops and boulders of soft
sandstone, with scattered shrubs but not a woodland,
the bottom limit of certain sub-cloud forest species
(Ternstroemia asymmetrica, Mauria thaumatophylla,
Weinmannia), but above the limit of arid woodland
species.
Herb, the stems often trailing. Leaves white
beneath. Evidently blooming in early morning or at
night; most flowers wilting (10:00 A.M., sunny).
Corolla limb white with yellow throat.
Coll.: M. Nee 46652
31 Dec. 1995
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