Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl.
Ericaceae
| Collection Number | Croat, T 96521 |
| Collectors | Thomas B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon Christoph |
| Identified By | James Luteyn (NY), 2008 |
| Source | C. Davidson |
| Date | 27 March 2006 |
| Country | Ecuador |
| province | Pichincha |
| Location | Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo via Bellavista, vicinity of Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve, along side road to Bellavista Scientific Research Station, 1.2 km S of Bellavista, 0.3-2 km W of Tandayapa-Mindo Road. 2260-2270 m elev. |
| Lat/Long | S 00 00 16 W 078 41 13 |
| Note | Epiphyte with pendent branches, growing st the base of a small tree. Flowers red, pendent. |
Local Habitat
1.9km distance
| Location | Ecuador, Pichincha, Vicinity of Bellavista Cloud Forest Preserve, along side road to Bellavista Scientific Research Station and side road to Nanegalito, departing main Bellavista-Mindo Road, 1.2 km S of Bellavista, 0.3 km to 1 km west of Tandayapa-Mindo Road., S 00 01 16 W 078 41 07 |
| Date | 27 March 2006 |
| Ecology | Medium to high elevation cloud forest |
1.9km distance
| Location | Ecuador, Pichincha, vicinity of Bellavista Cloud Forest Preserve, along side road to Bellavista Scientific Research Station and side road to Nanegalito, departing main Bellavista-Mindo Road, 1.2 km S of Bellavista, 0.3 km to 1 km west of Tandayapa-Mindo Road., S 00 01 16 W 078 41 07 |
| Date | 27 March 2006 |
| Ecology | Montane rain forest. |
5.6km distance
| Location | Ecuador, Prov. Pichincha, Along road from Tandayapa to Mindo via Bellavista, 1.7-2.1 km not beyond Bellavista., S 00 01 02 W 078 44 07 |
| Date | 14 February 2005 |
| Ecology | Cloud forest. |
