Macleania coccoloboides A.C.Sm.
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Filed As
Ericaceae
Macleania coccoloboides A.C.Sm. ( isotype ) -
Collector(s)
W. H. Camp E1726A, 15 Jan 1945
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Location
Ecuador. Pichincha. Western slope of the cordillera. Along the road from Quito to Santo Domingo de los Colorados.
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Description
Shrubs 1-3 m, arching from banks. Root with burl, seen to 0.3 m diam. (Plant also seen as high-growing epiphyte, and here the burl is also developed.) Branches sooty-black. Lvs. very deep green above; pale to subglaucous below. (Note: The gland at first black, later conspicuous by the presence of a small white mass - probably a fungus, this especially notable on lower surface and old leaves.) Hypanthium pale yellow to red, depending on exposure to sun, very shallowly grooved, the calyx margin (and sometimes the base) with notable pits. Corolla deep crimson; fruit ripening deep purple-blue, shining. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 10208
Occurrence ID: 5740179d-d217-43f5-a3e7-ce451a870f92
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Ericales
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Family
Ericaceae
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All Determinations
Macleania coccoloboides A.C.Sm. det A. C. Smith, 1950
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Type Details
isotype of Macleania coccoloboides A.C.Sm., verif. A. C. Smith, 1950
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Region
South America
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Country
Ecuador
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State/Province
Pichincha
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Locality
Western slope of the cordillera. Along the road from Quito to Santo Domingo de los Colorados.
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Elevation
Alt. 2133.6 - 2590.8 m. (7000 - 8500 ft.)
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Distribution
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Macleania coccoloboides A.C.Sm.