8/13/2004
Location
Ecuador, Los Rios, Babahoyo
-3.566389, -78.441389
Location Remarks
Valley of Río Waiwaime, near its mouth at Río Quime, vicinity of Ecuacorrientes mining company headquarters, along road which leads to the copper mine, from headquarters camp to the locked gate.
Collectors
Thomas B. Croat, X. Cornejo, C. Davidson, G. Ferry
Notes
Shrub 5 m tall; flowers orange-red; fruits brown.
8/15/2004
Location
Ecuador, Cotopaxi
-0.868889, -79.159167
Location Remarks
Along road from Guayacan to Pucayacú, Departing main Quevedo-Latacunga Hwy. (23.2 km W of Cotopaxi-Los Ríos border 0.8 km N of Guayacan, 8.4 km S of Guasaganda.
Collectors
Thomas B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, C. Davidson
Notes
3.5 m tall; flowers orange-red; inflorescence 3/4 m off of ground; trunk spiny; lower blade glaucous.