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| Collector | Klitgaard, B. B. |
| Number | 67001 |
| Collected with | Blicher-Mathiesen, U. & Borchsenius, F. & Skov, F. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | PICHINCHA |
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| Locality | Village Alluriquin |
| Coordinates | 0° 20' S 78° 59' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 800 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 800 |
| Start date | 1987/11/18 |
| End date | 1987/11/18 |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Identification | Brownea |
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| Field notes | Cultivated tree, 15 m tall; stipules early caducous; 18-19 pairs of leaflets/ leaf. Inflorescence ball shaped, ca. 25 cm in diameter, ca. 200 flowers per inflorescence; bracts, bracteoles, sepals, and petals are bright red; stamens are white at the base and red at the apex. Pollination: Hummingbirds were constantly around the tree; nectar was secreted from unstructural nectaries at the bottom of the hypanthium. Local name: Robin (information from Hostal owners wife). Additional material (flowers in alcohol) in AAU. |
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