Oreanthes fragilis (A.C.Sm.) Luteyn
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Filed As
Ericaceae
Oreanthes fragilis (A.C.Sm.) Luteyn -
Collector(s)
G. P. Lewis 3693, 07 Nov 1997
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Location
Ecuador. El Oro. Chilla, track to the Antennas and paramo, km. 7.
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Habitat
Cloud forest and ericaceous scrub on rocky slopes.
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Description
Hemi-epiphyte or climber with small lignotubers and climbing stems rooting at the nodes in moss on tree trunks; leaves thick, firm but fleshy, dark green, young flush foliage reddish brown; calyces pale pinkish brown, corollas rose-pink; flowers pendulous within the moss, anthers pale yellow-orange; style and stigma dark rose-pink; subglobose berries bluish green.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01055923
Occurrence ID: 7f35d36c-840e-4c07-bdb5-1140d8d265ad
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Laboratory Collections
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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
Oreanthes fragilis (A.C.Sm.) Luteyn det J. L. Luteyn, 2001
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Region
South America
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Country
Ecuador
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State/Province
El Oro
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Locality
Chilla, track to the Antennas and paramo, km. 7.
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Coordinates
-3.45026, -79.6001
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Distribution
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Oreanthes fragilis (A.C.Sm.) Luteyn