Macleania salapa (Benth.) Hook.f. ex Hoerold

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Macleania salapa (Benth.) Hook.f. ex Hoerold

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 2653 with P. Lozano; N. Aguirre; and I. Aldaz, 04 Oct 1996

  • Location

    Ecuador. El Oro. Chilla, 7 km up dirt road to the Antennas.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2604020

    Occurrence ID: ec538e6a-1b27-4795-971b-d1986d126617

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    El Oro

  • Locality

    Chilla, 7 km up dirt road to the Antennas.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2920 m. (9580 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.46606, -79.6041

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det. James L. Luteyn, 2005
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
FLORA OF ECUADOR
G. P. Lewis, P. Lozano, N. Aguirre & I. Aldaz
2653
Macleania salapa (Benth.) Benth.	Ericaceae
& Hook.
det.J. Luteyn (NY), April 1997
Province: El Oro
Chilla, 7 km up dirt road to the Antennas.
2920 m 79° 36'243"W; 3°27'964"S	4 October 1996
Vegetation: bosque nublado transition with elfin ericaceous scrub.
Shrub to 2.5 m with ± scandent branchlets; young foliage pinkish cream,
mature leaves coriaceous, mid- to dark green glossy above, pale and dull
below; some inflorescences ramiflorous, calyces apple-green, corollas
fleshy, pink, style carmine-red. Locally common.
Fieldwork funded by Carlsberg Foundation & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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