Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl.

Ericaceae

Collection NumberCroat, T 96521
CollectorsThomas B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon Christoph
Identified ByJames Luteyn (NY), 2008
SourceC. Davidson
Date27 March 2006
CountryEcuador
provincePichincha
LocationAlong 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/LongS 00 00 16 W 078 41 13
NoteEpiphyte with pendent branches, growing st the base of a small tree. Flowers red, pendent.

Local Habitat

1.9km 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

1.9km 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.

5.6km 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.