Clethra L. belongs to the Clethraceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Clethra, Croat94765--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. El Chical, twd El Carmen. 17 Feb 05. 038.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Clethraceae
Genus
Clethra
Authorship
L.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
2/16/2005
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
Tree 6 m tall; fruits medium green.
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 A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 7 m all. Flowers honey-fragrant. Corolla ivory-white.
