Occurrence

Neill, D 15740

Cinchona villosa Pav. ex Lindl.

9/14/2007

Ecuador

This occurrence of Cinchona villosa Pav. ex Lindl. (Neill, D 15740) was collected on 9/14/2007 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 25 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Cinchona, DNeill15740--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Silica Mine, Las Orquideas. 15 Sep 07. 512.jpg

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Cinchona

Specific Epithet

villosa

Authorship

Pav. ex Lindl.

Scientific Name ID

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Record Number

Neill, D 15740

Collection Date

9/14/2007

Collectors

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

Remarks

Tree 8 m tall, 15 cm DBH. Senescent leaves turn bright red before falling. Stems with reddish-brown pubescence. Calyx pale greenish-cream. Corolla pale pink with white hairs on inside of corolla lobes. Immature fruits pale green.

Geographic Information

Country

Ecuador

State/Province

Zamora Chinchipe

Coordinates

-4.313333, -78.661389

Location

Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe

Location Remarks

Cordillera del Cóndor, "Area de Conservación Los Tepuyes". Along banks of the Río Nangaritza, in the sandstone-walled canyon between Miazi and Shaime. Dense wet forest and sandstone rock outcrops. 890 m elev.

Collection Location

No publications are associated with this occurrence.