Ceratostema pendens Luteyn
Description:
Epiphytic plant native to Morona-Santiago, Ecuador, where it grows in wet tropical forests. A member of the heath family (Ericaceae), it was first formally described in 2005. It grows on other plants rather than in the ground, with pendent growth and distinctive hanging flowers.
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