Macleania rupestris (Kunth) A.C.Sm.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Macleania rupestris (Kunth) A.C.Sm.

  • Collector(s)

    J. J. Pipoly 6391, 17 Mar 1983

  • Location

    Ecuador. Loja. Paramo de Saraguro; 10 km S of Saraguro, on steep slopes of Saraguro-Loja road, below communication station.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2603898

    Occurrence ID: 8bc7aeb8-d9c2-4160-8784-75cc3bfdde48

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

    Paramo de Saraguro; 10 km S of Saraguro, on steep slopes of Saraguro-Loja road, below communication station.

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The New York Botanical Garden
Macleania rupestris (H.B.K.) A. C. Smith
det: James L Lutyen, 1983
Small shrub to 1.5 m tall; pedicels, calyx
and fruit dark crimson; corolla tube pink;
the lobes white; common on steep slopes.
ECUADOR. Loja: Paramo de Saraguro; 10 km S
of Saraguro, on steep slopes of Saraguro-
Loja road, below communication station;
subparamo and remnant cloud forest.
John J. Pipoly 639/
17 Mar 1983
02603898