Themistoclesia inflata A.C.Sm.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Themistoclesia inflata A.C.Sm. ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    W. H. Camp E 3363, 19 May 1945-28 May 1945

  • Location

    Ecuador. Chimborazo. Cañón of the Río Chanchán, about 5 km N of Huigra.

  • Habitat

    Moist forested valleys.

  • Description

    Hanging epiphyte. Leaves crispi-succulent, to 4 mm thick; dark, translucent green, inflated above; pale below (from stomata), the surface with numerous pits, the bases of glands; the lower 1/3 of leaf in cross-section with chlorenchyma, the upper 2/3 with apparently 4 cell-layers of hydrenchyma. Corolla cream-white, broadly urceolate, with wide orifice. Stamens isomorphic; filaments free; anthers orange. Inmature fruit non-glaucous. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 10489

    Occurrence ID: 718dfbff-8f55-465a-895f-0174533fed22

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Chimborazo

  • Locality

    Cañón of the Río Chanchán, about 5 km N of Huigra.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1524 - 1981.2 m. (5000 - 6500 ft.)

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