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U.S. National Herbarium
del LJ. Dorr [US], 2016
MADAGASCAR
ERICACEAE
Phil I i ppia
Reserve Naturelle Integrale
d* AncSr i ng Itra. 50 km S of Ambalavao.
Near abandoned meteo station above
Ambaiamarina. High altitude moss/lichen
rainforest-erIcaceous bus, Phil I Ip pI a
dominant above 1975 m. Canopy 5-25 m
tall. Grassy/rocky summit with orchids,
22 * 10 1 S 46 e 56 1 E 1975 m
Shrub 1.5 m tall. Leaves medium green.
Upright growth habit. Persistent calyx
and coroI la rusty brown, swelling ovary
dark brown.
13 January 1987
Mar ion N fcoI I 265
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