Notopleura epiphytica (K. Krause) C.M. Taylor

Rubiaceae

Collection NumberNeill, D 15924
CollectorsDavid Neill, C. Davidson, S. Christoph
Identified ByC.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
NoteEpiphytic subshrub. Leaves very thick, fleshy. Fruits and branches of infructescence dark red. Fruits globose.