Collection Number | Neill, D 15864 |
Collectors | David Neill, C. Davidson, S. Christoph, W. Quizhpe |
Identified By | D.A. Neill (MO), 2007 |
Source | C. Davidson |
Date | 19 September 2007 |
Country | Ecuador |
province | Zamora Chinchipe |
canton | El Pangui |
Location | Cordillera del Cóndor region. Río Wawaime valley, tributary of Río Quimi. Along road from EcuaCorriente camp to proposed copper mine site on upper slopes of Wawaime valley. Remnant primary forest trees in pastures. 1000 m elev. |
Lat/Long | S 03 33 59 W 078 26 29 |
Note | Tree to 15 m tall, 40 cm DBH. Trees all leafless when in flower. Simultaneous flowering throughout region. Species very common on alluvial soils in valleys. Flowers bright red, visited by oropendolas and caciques, nectar-robbing birds, probably not pollinators. Holes pierced in corolla by birds. |