Phainantha shuariorum C.Ulloa & D.A.Neill

Melastomataceae

Collection Number	Neill, D 15853
Collectors	David Neill, C. Davidson, S. Christoph, W. Quizhpe
Identified By	D.A. Neill (MO), 2007
Source	C. Davidson
Date	18 September 2007

Country	Ecuador
province	Zamora Chinchipe
canton	Nangaritza
Location	Cordillera del Cóndor region. West side of upper Río Nangaritza, along road about 13 km south of Guayzimi. Silica mine "La Daniela". Dense wet primary forest on sloping Hollín sandstone plateau, being mined for silica sand for glass manufacture. 970 m elev.
Lat/Long	S 04 08 36 W 078 38 44
Note	Herbaceous or semi-woody vine with slender stems, climbng trunks of trees and adhering to them by means of adventitious roots at nodes. Corolla white at anthesis. Anthers yellow.