Remijia chelomaphylla G.A. Sullivan

Rubiaceae

Collection NumberNeill, D 15915
CollectorsDavid Neill, C. Davidson, S. Christoph
Identified By!C.M. Taylor (MO), 2008
SourceS. Christoph
Date22 September 2007
CountryEcuador
provinceZamora Chinchipe
cantonEl Pangui
LocationCordillera del Cóndor region. Río Wawaime watershed, tributary of Río Quimi. Below site of proposed EcuaCorriente copper mine, on ridge near 1-ha forest inventory "Wawaime Plot". Tall cloud forest on ridge, on substrate of mixed sand and clay soil, below sandstone plateau. 1130 m elev.
Lat/LongS 03 34 18 W 078 26 46
NoteSparsely branched, pachycaul tree to 4-5 m tall. Leaves all 3-verticillate. Corolla green in bud; the lobes turn off-white at anthesis. Old fruits brown.