Lozania nunkui D.A.Neill & Asanza belongs to the Lacistemataceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Lozania, DNeill15951--Ecuador. Zam. Ch. Sanstone tepui, Cd del Condor. 23 Sep 07. 162.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Lacistemataceae
Genus
Lozania
Specific Epithet
nunkui
Authorship
D.A.Neill & Asanza
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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 A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 4 m tall. Found only on sandstone substrate on summit; uncommon locally. Inflorescences ascending. Flowers yellow-green. Fruits reddish-purple. David A. Neill and Mercedes Asanza "Lozania nunkui (Lacistemataceae), a New Species from the Sandstone Plateaus of the Cordillera del Cóndor in Ecuador and Peru," Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 22(2), 207-211, (30 November 2012).
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 A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 4 m tall. Found only on sandstone substrate on summit; uncommon locally. Inflorescences ascending. Flowers yellow-green. Fruits reddish-purple. David A. Neill and Mercedes Asanza "Lozania nunkui (Lacistemataceae), a New Species from the Sandstone Plateaus of the Cordillera del Cóndor in Ecuador and Peru," Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 22(2), 207-211, (30 November 2012).
