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Native to 71 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Northern America, and Southern America; introduced into Azores, France, Great Britain, Hawaii, Netherlands, Vermont; extinct in Canary Is.; presence uncertain in Guyana (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Carchi (Tulcán Canton)
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.
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Palanda (Palanda Canton)
-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.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Clethraceae
Genus
Clethra
Authorship
L.
