Family: Ericaceae
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Ceratostema pubescens Luteyn
Determinations:
Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Ceratostema pubescens LuteynDet.E00208165Unknown,
Isotype of Ceratostema pubescens Luteyn
Collector/Expedition: Lewis, Gwilym P., Lozano, P., Aguirre, N & Aldaz, I
Collection number: 2640
Collection date: 4th October 1996
Country/Territory: Ecuador:El Oro
Collecting locality: Ecuador:El Oro:Road Manu-Chilla, km 36; 10km W of Guanasan
Latitude: 3°28'S, Longitude: 79°33'W
Habitat: Elfin ericaceous scrub on rocky outcrops
Description: Shrub, 2-2.5 m; some plants with a large lignotuber; young flush foliage dark blood-red or pinkish red, leaves coriaceous, yellowish green above, whitish green below; rhachises red, calyces with a green tube and scarlet lobes, fleshy corollas scarlet with green lobes, style red, corollas fall early to leave persistent calyces
Miscellaneous notes: A small population locally and also common around Chilla
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00208165
Herbarium region: 17 (W. Tropical South America)
Number of sheets: 1
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