Peristethium aequatoris (Kuijt) Kuijt

Loranthaceae

Collection NumberCroat, T 96505
CollectorsThomas B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon Christoph
Identified ByJ. Kuijt (UVIC), 2010
SourceC. Davidson
Date27 March 2006
CountryEcuador
provincePichincha
LocationAlong road from Tandayapa to Mindo, 7.2 m S of Tandayapa. 1790 m elev.
Lat/LongS 00 00 24 W 078 40 26
NoteParasitic shrub with a somewhat lianiod habit; fruits red to purplish violet to dark purple.

Local Habitat

2.0km distance

LocationEcuador, 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
Date27 March 2006
EcologyMedium to high elevation cloud forest

2.0km distance

LocationEcuador, 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
Date27 March 2006
EcologyMontane rain forest.

6.9km distance

LocationEcuador, 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
Date14 February 2005
EcologyCloud forest.