Cinchona villosa Pav. ex Lindl. belongs to the Rubiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Cinchona
Specific Epithet
villosa
Authorship
Pav. ex Lindl.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
9/14/2007
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 8 m tall, 15 cm DBH. Senescent leaves turn bright red before falling. Stems with reddish-brown pubescence. Calyx pale greenish-cream. Corolla pale pink with white hairs on inside of corolla lobes. Immature fruits pale green.