Macleania macrantha Benth.

Filed As

Ericaceae
Macleania macrantha Benth.

Collector(s)

J. L. Luteyn 5724 with Maria Lebron-Luteyn, 12-13 April 1978

Location

Ecuador. Carchi. Tulcán-Maldonado road, 32-36 kms W of Tufiño.

Habitat

Montane cloud forest.

Description

Terrestrial shrub arising from swollen rootstock; pedicels & calyx green heavily suffused with red; lower 3/4 of corolla bright orange becoming red after anthesis, upper 1/4 bright green. Stamens coherent but distinct; top of connective densely pilose; leaves slightly cordate at base. Infrequent.

Identifiers

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Occurrence ID: 08083f59-351d-4693-96c7-6df1df4a157f

Related Objects

Pending, J. L. Luteyn 5724, Macleania macrantha Benth., Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Ecuador, Carchi

Pending, J. L. Luteyn 5724, Macleania macrantha Benth., Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Ecuador, Carchi

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