Occurrence

D.A. Neill 15864

Erythrina ulei Harms

9/18/2007

Ecuador

This occurrence of Erythrina ulei Harms (D.A. Neill 15864) was collected on 9/18/2007 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 31 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Erythrina ulei, , DNeill15864--Ecuador. Zam. Ch. Rio Wawaime Val. 19 Sep 07. 090.jpg

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Erythrina

Specific Epithet

ulei

Authorship

Harms

Scientific Name ID

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Record Number

D.A. Neill 15864

Collection Date

9/18/2007

Collectors

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

Remarks

Tree to 15 m tall, 40 cm DBH. Trees all leafless when in flower. Simultaneous flowering throughout region. Species very common on alluvial soils in valleys. Flowers bright red, visited by oropendolas and caciques, nectar-robbing birds, probably not pollinators. Holes pierced in corolla by birds.

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.