Erythrina ulei Harms belongs to the Fabaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Erythrina ulei, , DNeill15864--Ecuador. Zam. Ch. Rio Wawaime Val. 19 Sep 07. 090.jpg
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Erythrina
Specific Epithet
ulei
Authorship
Harms
9/18/2007
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, Wilson Quizhpe
Notes
Tree to 15 m tall, 40 cm DBH. Trees all leafless when in flower. Simultaneous flowering throughout region. Species very common on alluvial soils in valleys. Flowers bright red, visited by oropendolas and caciques, nectar-robbing birds, probably not pollinators. Holes pierced in corolla by birds.
