Purdiaea nutans Planch. belongs to the Clethraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Purdiaea nutans, DNeill15947--Ecuador. Zam. Ch. Sanstone tepui, Cd del Condor. 23 Sep 07. 078.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Clethraceae
Genus
Purdiaea
Specific Epithet
nutans
Authorship
Planch.
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
Shrub ca. 1.5 m. Flowers pink, androecium yellow. Most flowers have been chewed up by insects.
