MACLEANIA SALAPA
Author:
Rudolf Hoerold, 1909
Family:
ERICACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Benth., Hook. fil. (1876). In: Gen. Pl. [Benth. & Hook. f.] 2(2): 566.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
200 Centimetres
Height:
300 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Ceratostema salapa, Benth. 1844.
Tyria salapa, Klotzsch, 1851.
This member of the Ericaceae family was given this name by Rudolf Hoerold in 1909. It is found in Ecuador and Peru, growing in a well drained soil or an epiphyte with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to 200 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 300 centimetres in height. The flowers are dark pink.
The genera name after John Maclean, 19th century Scottish merchant who exported plants from Lima, Peru. The species name after Salapa; a town in the Loja region of Ecuador. A flowering branch by Felipe Serrano, Inaturalist.ca.
Flower
Dark Pink
Soil
Epiphytic
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
