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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationEricaceae: Sphyrospermum
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00055285
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorJ. L. Luteyn & M. Lebrón-Luteyn
Collector number5733
CountryEcuador
StateCarchi
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): Ecuador: Carchi
LocalityTulcan-Maldonado road, 41-45 km. west of Tufino, montane cloud forest, 2500-2700 m.
Date Collected1978-04-13
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/c40d59ce-45eb-4c19-abb7-894250dc102b
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00055285
HerbariumGH
FamilyEricaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Sphyrospermum boekii Luteyn
Determination Remarks [filed under]
Taxon Reference(for Sphyrospermum boekii Luteyn) Brittonia 1979. 31: 162.
SubcollectionFruit collection
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeBag
Preparation MethodDried
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RemarksTerrestrial shrub to 0.5 m. tall; pedicel & calyx pale green suffused with red, corolla red, stamens slightly exserted; fruits light purple, pear-shaped; abundant.

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