Loricaria thuyoides (Lam.) Sch. Bip. belongs to the Asteraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Loricaria thuyoides, Croat94667--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. Paramo El Angel. 16 Feb 05. 097.jpg
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Loricaria
Specific Epithet
thuyoides
Authorship
(Lam.) Sch. Bip.
2/15/2005
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
40-60 cm tall, with no obvious trunk; flowers white in bud with purple; anthers purplish.
