| Collector | Laessoe, T. |
| Number | 60761 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | PICHINCHA |
| County | |
| Locality | Mindo, at junction with San Miguel de los Bancos road and 2 km towards Mindo. Humid submontane forest, much disturbed, partly due to road building. Alt. 800-2000 m. |
| Coordinates | 0° 3' S 78° 46' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1800 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2000 |
| Start date | 1987/07/22 |
| End date | 1987/07/22 |
| Family | Balanophoraceae |
| Identification | Scybalium depressum (Hook. f.) Eichl. in DC. |
| Determined by | B. Hansen (C), 1987. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | In dense formation on slope in scrubby partly cleared forest. Young state small spheric, red buds attached to host roots, then visibly scaly and vividly golden orange on subterranean parts, yellow below ground. In flower the scales are shed and the surface is cream with reticulate pattern. Flesh vinaceous discolouring. The flesh in basal 'bulb' is grey yellowish with red veines. |
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