Peristethium aequatoris (Kuijt) Kuijt belongs to the Loranthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Santalales
Family
Loranthaceae
Genus
Peristethium
Specific Epithet
aequatoris
Authorship
(Kuijt) Kuijt
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
3/26/2006
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Parasitic shrub with a somewhat lianiod habit; fruits red to purplish violet to dark purple.