Native to the Tropical Andes of South America, and planted beyond as an ornamental. Photo from Papallacta Hotsprings, Ecuador, where it is known as Cupulicillo. In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/malpigox/index.html
Description: Native to the Tropical Andes of South America, and planted beyond as an ornamental. Photo from Papallacta Hotsprings, Ecuador, where it is known as Cupulicillo. In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/malpigox/index.html. Date: 14 January 2012, 21:55. Source: Vallea stipularis. Author: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada.