Spirotheca rosea (Seem.) P.E. Gibbs & W.S. Alverson

Malvaceae

Collection Number	Neill, D 15855
Collectors	David Neill, C. Davidson, S. Christoph, W. Quizhpe
Identified By	D.A. Neill (MO), 2008
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	Tree 15 m tall, with aculeate branches. Nearly leafless when flowering. Cupular calyx green. Flowers pale pink or "salmon"-colored at anthesis. Petals at first green in bud, then turning pink before anthesis.