Ceratostema loucianae and Disterigma chriscanadayi (Ericaceae: Vaccinieae)—new epiphytic species from eastern Ecuador
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https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v18.i1.1340Keywords:
Macas, Morona Santiago, Neotropics, Sangay National Park, VaccinieaeAbstract
Ceratostema loucianae and Disterigma chriscanadayi (Ericaceae: Vaccinieae), species of pendulous epiphytic shrubs, from eastern Ecuador and of ornamental potential are described and illustrated.
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