Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth

Amaranthaceae

Collection NumberCroat, T 94789
CollectorsThomas B. Croat, C. Davidson & Sharon Christoph
Identified ByC. Davidson, 2012.
SourceC. Davidson
Date17 February 2005
CountryEcuador
provinceCarchi
LocationVicinity of El Chical; along road to El Carmen, departing main El Chical-Peñas Blancas Rd., 0.5 km from bridge over El Chical, 3.6-4.6 km up road to El Carmen. 1435 - 1503 m elev.
Lat/LongN 00 55 19 W 078 21 14
NoteVine; flowers greenish to 5 m high.

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LocationEcuador, Prov. Carchi, Vicinity of El Chical; along road to El Carmen, departing main El Chical-Pe¤as Blancas Rd., 0.5 km from bridge over El Chical, 3.6-4.6 km up road to El Carmen., N 00 55 19 W 78 21 14
Date16 February 2005
CommentThese images show the area immediately around El Chical as a proxy for El Carmen, which looks much the same except that there is no town.