Ferdinandusa chlorantha belongs to the Rubiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
DNeill15845--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C. del Condor. Silica mine, Las Orq. 18 Sep 07. 212.jpg
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Ferdinandusa
Specific Epithet
chlorantha
9/17/2007
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Nangaritza
-4.313333, -78.661389
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor, "Area de Conservación Los Tepuyes". Along banks of the Río Nangaritza, in the sandstone-walled canyon between Miazi and Shaime. Dense wet forest and sandstone rock outcrops. 890 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Wilson Quizhpe
Notes
Tree 20 m tall, attaining forest canopy. Long-tubular flowers in bud are greenish-yellow on outside of corolla tube. At anthesis the corolla lobes are white.
