Orthaea
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Filed As
Ericaceae
Orthaea -
Collector(s)
J. L. Luteyn 15609 with P. Pedraza & A. Palabral, 15 Apr 2005
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Location
Bolivia. La Paz. Nor Yungas Prov. La Paz-Coroico road, Cotopata, ca. 7.9 km NE of junction of Unduavi-Chulumani road at Unduavi.
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Habitat
Steep roadside slopes through ceja de la montaña forest. Locally common.
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Description
Terrestrial shrub, branches to 1.5 m long. Calyx green. Corolla irregularly split, pale cream-green with light rose hue in basal half. Berry dark purple.
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Notes (shown on label)
[Photo; pickled].
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: —
Occurrence ID: d8f131b1-a4c2-4bd2-9ebd-48e46cfeb1d2
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Laboratory Collections
Structural Botany, , J. L. Luteyn 15609, Orthaea - Accepted : Ericaceae (261.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;
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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
Orthaea det P. Pedraza-Peñalosa, 2010
Note: sp. nov. 1
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Region
South America
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Country
Bolivia
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State/Province
La Paz
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County/Municipio
Nor Yungas Prov.
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Locality
La Paz-Coroico road, Cotopata, ca. 7.9 km NE of junction of Unduavi-Chulumani road at Unduavi.
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Elevation
Alt. 3170 m. (10400 ft.)
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Coordinates
-16.2869, -67.8506
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Distribution
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Orthaea