Palicourea tomentosa belongs to the Rubiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Psychotria poeppigiana, D. Neill 15918--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 168 (6).jpg
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Palicourea
Specific Epithet
tomentosa
9/21/2007
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
Shrub 1.5 m tall. Inflorescence bracts bright red. Corolla yellow.
