Notopora smithiana Steyerm. & Maguire

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Notopora smithiana Steyerm. & Maguire ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 458 with J. J. Wurdack, 05 Feb 1955

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Chimantá Massif. Central Section. Avobe middle Falls of Río Tirica below summit camp.

  • Habitat

    Rocky edge of escarpment.

  • Description

    Sprangling slender-stemmed shrub 1-2 m, with elongate erect branches; leaves coriaceous, strongly revolute, dull to glaucous green above, paler green below; young leaves dull lavander. Pedicels nodding, 2 mm diam., glaucous-lavander; calyx glaucous-lavander; corolla pendant, fleshy, cylindrical, 0.6-0.7 cm wide, 4 cm long, with straight lobes. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 10249

    Occurrence ID: 278d833c-7059-4938-9cee-2dc3b4e1e69d

  • Laboratory Collections

    Structural Botany, 02929209, J. A. Steyermark 458, Notopora smithiana Steyerm. & Maguire - Accepted : Ericaceae (261.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • Locality

    Chimantá Massif. Central Section. Avobe middle Falls of Río Tirica below summit camp.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1925 m. (6316 ft.)

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