Occurrence

Croat, T 94752A

Marcgraviastrum gigantophyllum (Gilg) Bedell ex S.Dressler

2/16/2005

Ecuador

This occurrence of Marcgraviastrum gigantophyllum (Gilg) Bedell ex S.Dressler (Croat, T 94752A) was collected on 2/16/2005 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 14 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Marcgraviaceae

Genus

Marcgraviastrum

Specific Epithet

gigantophyllum

Authorship

(Gilg) Bedell ex S.Dressler

Scientific Name ID

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Record Number

Croat, T 94752A

Collection Date

2/16/2005

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Remarks

Hemiepiphytic shrub; branches pendent; flowers green, unopened; fruits green to red, some opened with red seeds.

Geographic Information

Country

Ecuador

State/Province

Carchi

Coordinates

0.802222, -77.929167

Location

Ecuador, Carchi

Location Remarks

Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.

Collection Location

No publications are associated with this occurrence.