Occurrence

Neill, D 15863

Clusia dixonii Little

9/18/2007

Ecuador

This occurrence of Clusia dixonii Little (Neill, D 15863) was collected on 9/18/2007 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 42 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Clusiaceae

Genus

Clusia

Specific Epithet

dixonii

Authorship

Little

Scientific Name ID

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Record Number

Neill, D 15863

Collection Date

9/18/2007

Collectors

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

Remarks

Hemi-eiphytic tree, eventually becoming established as a free-standing tree, 15 m tall, 30 cm DBH. Leaves very thick and fleshy. Cut stems exude creamy, sticky latex. Petals bright red at apex, fading to ivory-white at base. Stigmas white at anthesis, covered with thick, sticky resin. Staminal area below stigmas yellow, also covered with sticky resin. Immature fruit green with persistent black stigmas. Probably a functionally dioecious, pistillate plant.

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.