Moquilea grandibracteata (Prance) Sothers & Prance belongs to the Chrysobalanaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
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Family
Chrysobalanaceae
Genus
Moquilea
Specific Epithet
grandibracteata
Authorship
(Prance) Sothers & Prance
9/19/2007
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
Sparsely branched tree 8 m tall. Locally common. Leaves light brown to whitish beneath. Old dried inflorescences dark brown, terminal or on branches below leaves. The coordinates have been rounded to nearest minute and locality notes have been removed because the specimen is considered to be in a protected conservation status.
