Occurrence

Neill, D 15855

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

9/17/2007

Ecuador

This occurrence of Spirotheca rosea (Seem.) P.E.Gibbs & W.S.Alverson (Neill, D 15855) was collected on 9/17/2007 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 21 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Family

Malvaceae

Genus

Spirotheca

Specific Epithet

rosea

Authorship

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

Scientific Name ID

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Record Number

Neill, D 15855

Collection Date

September 17, 2007 · Ecuador

Collectors

David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Wilson Quizhpe

Remarks

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.