Peru, Amazonas, Province of Chachapoyas, Department of Amazonas. Xerophytic slopes overlooking and east of Río Utcubamba. On road to Caclic, km. 498, 13 km. below and west of Chachapoyas.
1825 meters (5986ft)
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Holotype at UC (UC 1341185) was made from cultivated material pressed 26 May 1967 (photo of holotype provided by G. Mathieu, 2007), as was this US sheet (protologue implies holotype is wild-collected material, pressed 13 April 1964). Pressed 26 May 1967 by P.C. Hutchison, field number 4980. Propagated from seed of the above collection at University of California botanic Garden, Berkeley. Cultivation number 65.622-S6.