Ceratostema pubescens Luteyn

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Ceratostema pubescens Luteyn ( holotype )

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 2640 with P. Lozano, N. Aguirre & I. Aldaz, 04 Oct 1996

  • Location

    Ecuador. El Oro. Road Manu-Chilla, Km. 36; 10 km. W of Guanasan.

  • Habitat

    Elfin ericaceous scrub on rocky outcrops.

  • Description

    shrub, 2-2.5 m. high. Shrub, 2-2.5 m.; some plants with a large lignotuber; young flush foliage dark blood-red or pinkish red, leaves coriaceous, yellowish green above, whitish green below; rhachises red, calyces with a green tube and scarlet lobes, fleshy corollas scarlet with green lobes, style red, corollas fall early to leave persistent calyces. A small population locally and also common around Chilla. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    See also fluid-preserved collection (NY 03227882)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 689036

    Occurrence ID: 1cf58606-898b-499a-b2fd-80b331cdd2a5

  • Related Objects

    Specimen - 03227882, G. P. Lewis 2640, Ceratostema pubescens Luteyn, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta, holotype; South America, Ecuador, El Oro

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    El Oro

  • Locality

    Road Manu-Chilla, Km. 36; 10 km. W of Guanasan.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2600 m. (8530 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.47, -79.55

  • Distribution

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