Themistoclesia inflata A.C.Sm.
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Filed As
Ericaceae
Themistoclesia inflata A.C.Sm. ( isotype ) -
Collector(s)
W. H. Camp E3363, 19 May 1945-28 May 1945
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Location
Ecuador. Chimborazo. Cañón of the Río Chanchán, about 5 km N of Huigra.
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Habitat
Moist forested valleys.
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Description
Hanging epiphyte. Leaves crispi-succulent, to 4 mm thick; dark, translucent green, inflated above; pale below (from stomata), the surface with numerous pits, the bases of glands; the lower 1/3 of leaf in cross-section with chlorenchyma, the upper 2/3 with apparently 4 cell-layers of hydrenchyma. Corolla cream-white, broadly urceolate, with wide orifice. Stamens isomorphic; filaments free; anthers orange. Inmature fruit non-glaucous. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 10489
Occurrence ID: 718dfbff-8f55-465a-895f-0174533fed22
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Ericales
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Family
Ericaceae
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All Determinations
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Type Details
isotype of Themistoclesia inflata A.C.Sm.
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Region
South America
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Country
Ecuador
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State/Province
Chimborazo
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Locality
Cañón of the Río Chanchán, about 5 km N of Huigra.
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Elevation
Alt. 1524 - 1981.2 m. (5000 - 6500 ft.)
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Distribution
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Themistoclesia inflata A.C.Sm.