Epiphytic shrub in a tangle of vegetation, landslide area. Pedicels and calyx red; corolla medium green with white lobes; fruits dark violet, 7 mm diam. ID is "cf."

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ericaceae

Genus

Plutarchia

Authorship

A.C.Sm.

Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Croat, T 96382

March 24, 2006

Location

Ecuador, Pichincha

0.021944, -78.746944

Location Remarks

Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Epiphytic shrub in a tangle of vegetation, landslide area. Pedicels and calyx red; corolla medium green with white lobes; fruits dark violet, 7 mm diam. ID is "cf."