Ceratostema alatum (Hoerold) Sleumer

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Ceratostema alatum (Hoerold) Sleumer

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 3547 with and A. Bruneau, 16 Sep 1997

  • Location

    Ecuador. Loja. Loja to Saraguro, just N of San Lucas, track to Fierro Urco, km 11.7 along track.

  • Collection Notes

    [Invalid Lat.: 3° 42'86"S. Invalid Long.: 79° 19' 71"W.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2496588

    Occurrence ID: 44bc4701-6882-4d83-a397-f1045c0f49f0

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

    Loja to Saraguro, just N of San Lucas, track to Fierro Urco, km 11.7 along track.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3550 m. (11647 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.7144, -79.3286

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det. James L. Luteyn, 2001
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
FLORA OF ECUADOR
G. P. Lewis & A. Bruneau
3547
Ceratostema	Ericaceae
Province:Loja
Loja to Saraguro, just N of San Lucas, track to Fierro Urco, km 11.7 along
track.
3550 m 79° 19'71" W;3°42'86"S	16 September 1997
Vegetation: Polylepis forest in small valley, surrounded by much-
burned grass paramo.
Scandent shrub, 1.5 - 2 m; leaves dark green above, whitish green below;
calyces greenish red; corollas red glossy. In Polylepis forest. Rare.
Field work funded by Carlsberg Foundation & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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