Occurrence

Neill, D 15873

Moquilea grandibracteata (Prance) Sothers & Prance

9/19/2007

Ecuador

This occurrence of Chrysobalanaceae Moquilea grandibracteata (Prance) Sothers & Prance (Neill, D 15873) was collected on 9/19/2007 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 19 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

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Classification

Family

Chrysobalanaceae

Genus

Moquilea

Specific Epithet

grandibracteata

Authorship

(Prance) Sothers & Prance

Record Number

Neill, D 15873

Collection Date

9/19/2007

Collectors

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

Remarks

Sparsely branched tree 8 m tall. Locally common. Leaves light brown to whitish beneath. Old dried inflorescences dark brown, terminal or on branches below leaves. The coordinates have been rounded to nearest minute and locality notes have been removed because the specimen is considered to be in a protected conservation status.

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.