Macleania rupestris (Kunth) A.C.Sm.

  • Filed As

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

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 3569 with and A. Bruneau, 17 Sep 1997

  • Location

    Ecuador. Loja. Road Yanagana-Valladolid, km 20.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2603925

    Occurrence ID: 5a34a4e2-3d7e-4e90-876b-0baad320608d

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

    Road Yanagana-Valladolid, km 20.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2700 m. (8858 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -4.45, -79.17

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Macleania rupestris (Kunth) A. C. Smith
det. James L. Luteyn, 2000
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
n ^ X 1
FLORA OF ECUADOR
G. P. Lewis & A. Bruneau
3569
Macleania farinosa Mansf.	Ericaceae
Province:Loja
Road Yangana-Valladolid, km 20.
2700 m c.79° 10' W; 4° 2T S	17 September 1997
Vegetation: bosque humedo montano / bosque nublado, and secondary
scrub.
Shrub, 1 - 2 m; young flush foliage reddish purple, leaves thick-
coriaceous, discolorous, dark green above, much paler below, secondary
veins sunken on upper face; calyces green tinged red, corollas white
tinged pale pink. Very local on steep mossy embankment.
Field work funded by Carlsberg Foundation & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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