Macleania rupestris (Kunth) A.C.Sm.

  • Filed As

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

  • Collector(s)

    G. L. Sobel 2310 with and Jeremy Strudwick, 04 May 1980

  • Location

    Ecuador. Cloud Forest Area. Pichincha mountain on outskirts of Quito. 9 km up road to Yanacocha.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2603952

    Occurrence ID: 52cd249c-3079-497a-a3c4-04e631750907

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • Locality

    Cloud Forest Area. Pichincha mountain on outskirts of Quito. 9 km up road to Yanacocha.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3500 m. (11483 ft.)

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botanical
Large shrub shrub up to 2.5m. Flowers waxy,
stiff. Corolla red, whitish at tip. Pedicel
green. Calyx green to red. Leaves stiff,
cutinous. In open, shrubby area. Steep slope,
moist area. Common.
Gail L. Sobel and Jeremy Strudwick
4 May 1980.
Fieldwork supported in part by W.F.Dreer Award
by Cornell University to Gail L. Sobel
The New York Botanical Garden
Macleania rupestris (HBK) A. C. Smith
det. James L. Luteyn
PLANTS OF ECUADOR
NO.2310
Ericaceae
Cloud Forest Area. Pichincha mountain on
outskirts of Quito ca. 3500m alt. 9km up road to
Yanacocha.
02603952