Lozania nunkui D.A. Neill & Asanza

Lacistemaceae

Collection NumberNeill, D 15951
CollectorsDavid A. Neill, Christopher Davidson & Sharon R. Christoph
Identified ByD. Neill (EQUAMZ), 2012
SourceC. Davidson
Date23 September 2007
CountryEcuador
provinceZamora Chinchipe
cantonEl Pangui
LocationCantón El Pangui. Cordillera del Cóndor. Summit area of sandstone plateau, a western spur of the Cóndor, Contrafuerte Tres Patines, south of Río Tundayme, above the military road to Cóndor Mirador. 1680 m elev.
Lat/LongS 03 37 49 W 78 26 50
NoteTree 4 m tall. Found only on sandstone substrate on summit; uncommon locally. Inflorescences ascending. Flowers yellow-green. Fruits reddish-purple. David A. Neill and Mercedes Asanza "Lozania nunkui (Lacistemataceae), a New Species from the Sandstone Plateaus of the Cordillera del Cóndor in Ecuador and Peru," Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 22(2), 207-211, (30 November 2012).