Thibaudia

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Huánuco

• County/Municipio

  Pachitea Prov.

• Locality

  region of Pucallpa, western part of the "Sira mountains" and adjacent lowland; c. 24 km SE to c. 26 km ESE of Puerto Inca, from the beginning of the mountain rain forest next to the "Campamento Pato Rojo". along the mountain crest to the beginning of the elfin forest after the "Campamento Peligroso"

• Elevation

  Alt. 1080 - 1700 m. (3543 - 5577 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -9.45, -74.77

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

< '	Flora of Peru	Ericaceae
<.Uu M. S>.
Dept. Huanuco, Prov. Pachitea, region of Pucallpa, western part of the "Sira mountains"
and adjacent lowland; c. 24 km SE to c. 26 km ESE of Puerto Inca, from the beginning of
the mountain rain forest next to the "Campamento Pato Rojo" (9°2T S, 74°46’ W) (1080
msm) along the mountain crest to the beginning of the elfin forest after the "Campamen-
to Peligroso" (1560 msm) in a height of 1700 msm. «** Primary cloud forest covered by
many mosses, lichens, ferns and vascular epiphytes. Soils: Red latosols with a thick humus
layer. *«» Isolated and exposed patches of xeromorphic low tree and shrubland ("Colo-
rado") characterised by typical dense moss-and fern cover, differing in structure and
species composition from the surrounding rain forest.
Root climber; flowers red, basally withish; young fruits red; this plant at 1000 msm.
leg: W.Morawetz & B.Wallnofer	N# 16-27188	date: 27Jan.l988
Austrian-Peruvian Sira Expedition 1987/1988; field work directed by W.Morawetz. For geographical and other
details see MORAWETZ & al. (1990): Plant Syst. EvoL
02635879