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| Type of: | Ceratostema fasciculatum Luteyn |
| Collector | Luteyn, J.L. |
| Number | 6633 |
| Collected with | M. Lebron-Luteyn & B. McAlpin |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | Zamora-Chinchipe |
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| Locality | Road between Loja and Zamora ca. km 29-31, and 2-4 km E of Sabanilla. Remnant forest along steep slopes |
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| Minimum elevation (m) | 1700 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1750 |
| Start date | 1979/01/01 |
| End date | 1979/01/01 |
| Family | Ericaceae |
| Identification | Ceratostema fasciculatum Luteyn |
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| Field notes | Terrestrial shrub with branches to 0.75 m; floral bracts and bracteoles membranaceous, brown; calyx and pedicels pale green; corolla white at extreme base, bright red above, angled with rounded edges, white between lobes; pubescence at throat of corolla white; filaments white; anthers golden-orange. Ants living within the old, persistent calyces. Infrequent. |
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