| Classification | Ericaceae: Sphyrospermum |
| Barcode(s) | 00055285 |
| Type Status | Isotype |
| Collector | J. L. Luteyn & M. Lebrón-Luteyn |
| Collector number | 5733 |
| Country | Ecuador |
| State | Carchi |
| Geography | South America: South America (Region) (Region): Ecuador: Carchi |
| Locality | Tulcan-Maldonado road, 41-45 km. west of Tufino, montane cloud forest, 2500-2700 m. |
| Date Collected | 1978-04-13 |
| Remarks | Terrestrial shrub to 0.5 m. tall; pedicel & calyx pale green suffused with red, corolla red, stamens slightly exserted; fruits light purple, pear-shaped; abundant. |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/c40d59ce-45eb-4c19-abb7-894250dc102b |
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00055285 |
| Herbarium | GH |
| Family | Ericaceae |
| Type Status | Isotype |
| Isotype of | Sphyrospermum boekii Luteyn |
| Determination Remarks | [filed under] |
| Taxon Reference | (for Sphyrospermum boekii Luteyn) Brittonia 1979. 31: 162. |
| Subcollection | Fruit collection |
| Sex | not determined |
| Phenology | Flower |
| Preparation Type | Bag |
| Preparation Method | Dried |
