Bejaria resinosa Mutis ex L.f.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Ecuador

• State/Province

  Azuay

• Locality

  Páramo de Tinajillas, ca. 64.7 km S of Cuenca, along road to Loja.

• Elevation

  Alt. 3323 m. (10902 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -3.28, -79.17

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Flora of Ecuador
LUTEYN 14133	ERICACEAE
Befaría resinosa Mutis ex L.f.
ECUADOR, Azuay. Páramo de Tinajillas, ca.
64.7 km S of Cuenca, along road to Loja.
03°17'S, 79°10'W. Ca. 3323 m. Shrub
páramo. With Befaría, Gaultheria.
Proteaceae, bracken fern.
Shrub, to 3 m tall. Inflorescence viscid.-
Petals dark rose. Capsule brown. Abundant.
[SEED: PHOTOS].
James L. Luteyn, J. Ballington, M. Thompson,
K. Romoleroux, P. Jorgensen
November 13, 1990
Assisted (in part) by the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
and the USDA
02705124