B. erythrocarpa

Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden. New York: The Garden, 1900- v. 8 1952-1954: Page: 36-40 http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/150964 Chimborazo-Cafiar Border (western escarpment): plants scrambling in brush, to 4 m. long, often essentially leafless at this season (July 6-9), leaves often with small cornucopia-like processes above vein-junction (leaves taken from non­flowering plants and branches), perianths of both flowers white, ruffled, outer pair of segments often pink-flushed; between Santa Rosa (8,300 ft.) and J oyagshi (9,000 ft.), E-4023. Chimborazo: plants supported in shrubs, on soil, or in fog forest sometimes epiphytic, plants often much branched near base, with fibrous roots, and branches to 5 m. long, leaves deep green, nitid above, pale below, perianth-segments ruffled, white, outermost with pink flush, ovary with one large wing and 2 marginal and 3 vascular ridges; canon of the Rio Chanchan, about 5 m. north of Huigra, 5,000-6,500 ft , (moist forested valleys in the afternoon fog­ belt), E-3435. Caiiar: rhizomatous, plants to 2 m., leaves glossy above, pallid below, two outer segments of perianth of staminate flower white with pink splotch in center, inner two segments pure white, perianth of pistillate flower white; be­tween Suscal and Chontamarca, north rim of the valley of the Rio de Canar, Manuel Giler, E-2853.
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• Classification: Species
• Plant Type: Thick Stem
• Origin: America, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
• Originator: A.DC.
• Date of Origin: 1859