Family
Cyclanthaceae
Genus
Sphaeradenia
Specific Epithet
steyermarkii
Authorship
(Harling) Harling
9/22/2007
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, El Pangui
-3.630278, -78.447222
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.
Collectors
David Neill, C. Davidson, S. Christoph
Notes
Terrestrial herb. Fruiting spikes bright red.
9/24/2007
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Palanda
-4.481111, -79.149167
Location Remarks
Tapichalaca Reserve, south of Podocarpus National Park, along road between Yangana and Valladolid, upper Río Chinchipe watershed. Wet montane cloud forest and disturbed roadside vegetation. 2650 m elev.
Collectors
David Neill, C. Davidson, S. Christoph
Notes
Terrestrial. Leaves to 1.5 m long, borne erect. Fruiting spikes dark red, positioned ca. 0.25 m above the ground.
