Phainantha shuariorum C.Ulloa & D.A.Neill
Melastomataceae
| Collection Number | Neill, D 15738 |
| Collectors | David Neill, C. Davidson, S. Christoph, W. Quizhpe |
| Identified By | D.A. Neill (MO), 2007 |
| Source | C. Davidson |
| Date | 15 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 forest on sloping Hollín sandstone plateau, being mined for silica sand for glass manufacture. 970 m elev. |
| Lat/Long | S 04 08 35 W 078 35 45 |
| Note | Semi-woody vine with slender stem; ascending tree trunks and adhering to them by adventitious roots at nodes. Corolla white. Elongate ovary white suffused pink. Immature fruits present. |