Ceratostema Gualaquizensis rare alocasia and black-tipped

and black-tipped

and dark velvet constitution with the vivid venation brilliance of the besseae lineage — producing elongated

Water: Keep evenly moist (water when top 1" of moss/bark feels dry)

An extraordinary and vanishingly rare form of the already coveted Paraiso Verde

Ceratostema Gualaquizensis rare alocasia and black-tippedCeratostema Gualaquizensis Formally described in 2024 in Phytotaxa by Jimnez, Garzn Surez, and colleagues based on specimens from the Gualaquiza area of Morona Santiago province in southeastern Ecuador a region that has proven to be one of the richest sites for undescribed Andean Ericaceae discoveries in recent years. The species was for a period circulating in trade under erroneous names, a situation the describing authors specifically addressed in