Occurrence

Neill, D 15951

Lozania nunkui D.A.Neill & Asanza

9/22/2007

Ecuador

This occurrence of Lozania nunkui D.A.Neill & Asanza (Neill, D 15951) was collected on 9/22/2007 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 23 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Lozania, DNeill15951--Ecuador. Zam. Ch. Sanstone tepui, Cd del Condor. 23 Sep 07. 162.jpg

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Lacistemataceae

Genus

Lozania

Specific Epithet

nunkui

Authorship

D.A.Neill & Asanza

Scientific Name ID

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Record Number

Neill, D 15951

Collection Date

9/22/2007

Collectors

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

Remarks

Tree 4 m tall. Found only on sandstone substrate on summit; uncommon locally. Inflorescences ascending. Flowers yellow-green. Fruits reddish-purple. David A. Neill and Mercedes Asanza "Lozania nunkui (Lacistemataceae), a New Species from the Sandstone Plateaus of the Cordillera del Cóndor in Ecuador and Peru," Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 22(2), 207-211, (30 November 2012).

Geographic Information

Country

Ecuador

State/Province

Zamora Chinchipe

Coordinates

-3.630278, -78.447222

Location

Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe

Location Remarks

Cordillera del Cóndor. Summit area of sandstone plateau, a western spur of the Cóndor, Contrafuerte Tres Patines, south of Río Tundayme, above the military road to Cóndor Mirador. Dense, wet dwarf forest and low shrubby vegetation. 1680 m elev.

Collection Location

No publications are associated with this occurrence.