Oreanthes Benth.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • All Determinations

    Oreanthes Benth.
    Note: Det. as Oreanthes "2"

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Piura

  • County/Municipio

    Huancabamba Prov.

  • Locality

    Canchaque-Huancabamba rd., ca. 38 kms NNE of Canchaque.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3100 m. (10171 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -5.342, -79.542

  • Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Ericaceae
Oreanthes "2"
Peru. Piura. Huancabamba: Canchaque-Huancabamba
rd., ca. 38 kms NNE of Canchaque. ca. 5°20,S--5°21,S,
ca. 79°32’W--79°33’W. 3100 m. Extremely steep
roadside slopes through mattoral vegetation that is subject
to periodic fires.
Terrestrial, succulent subshrub, creeping along ground and
on rocks. Corolla red. Common. [Plants pretreated with
EtOH.] [DNA; pickled; photos].
James L. Luteyn, I. Sanchez-Vega
& M. Zapata Cruz 15536
13 Jul 2002
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