Polylepis Ruiz & Pav. belongs to the Rosaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Polylepis, Croat 95031--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. Paramo El Angel. 19 Feb 05. 209 (3).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Polylepis
Authorship
Ruiz & Pav.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
2/18/2004
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 2.5 m tall; flowers greenish, in pendent racemes.
2/19/2005
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 2.5 m tall; flowers greenish, in pendent racemes.
