Remijia chelomaphylla G.A. Sullivan belongs to the Rubiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Remijia chelomaphylla, DNeill15915--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 112.jpg
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Remijia
Specific Epithet
chelomaphylla
Authorship
G.A. Sullivan
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
Sparsely branched, pachycaul tree to 4-5 m tall. Leaves all 3-verticillate. Corolla green in bud; the lobes turn off-white at anthesis. Old fruits brown.
10/15/2006
Location
Peru, Pasco, Oxapampa
-10.337778, -75.251944
Location Remarks
Dist. Palcazú, Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillen. Estación Biológica Paujil, camino hacia pozo tigre. Bosque primario sobre suelo de arenisca. 850 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Antonio Peña Cruz, J. Mateo M.
Notes
Bosque primario sobre suelo de arenisca. Arbolito 5 m, flores blancas, frutos verdes.
9/22/2007
Location
Ecuador, Zamora-Chinchipe Prov., El Pangui
-3.571667, -78.446111
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor region. Río Wawaime watershed, tributary of Río Quimi. Below site of proposed EcuaCorriente copper mine, on ridge near 1-ha forest inventory "Wawaime Plot". Tall cloud forest on ridge, on substrate of mixed sand and clay soil, below sandstone plateau. 1130 M elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Wilson Quizhpe
Notes
Treelet 3 m tall. Long-tubular white flowers.
