Monographs Details:
Authority:
Luteyn, James L. 1983. Ericaceae--part I. Cavendishia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 35: 1-290. (Published by NYBG Press)
Luteyn, James L. 1983. Ericaceae--part I. Cavendishia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 35: 1-290. (Published by NYBG Press)
Family:
Ericaceae
Ericaceae
Description:
Species Description - Shrub to 2 m tall; branchlets subterete, striate, moderately puberulous. Leaves elliptic-ovate to lance-elliptic, 10-12.5 X 3-4 cm, basally rounded or broadly cuneate, apically long-acuminate with acumen 2-3 cm long, apex itself acute, weakly puberulous along the midrib above, but glabrous beneath; 5-plinerved from near base, midrib impressed above and raised beneath, lateral nerves impressed proximally otherwise plane to slightly raised above and raised beneath, reticulate veinlets slightly raised on both surfaces; petiole terete, 2-4 mm long and ca. 0.7 mm in diam., puberulous. Inflorescence ca. 10-flowered; rachis subterete, bluntly angled, glabrous, 2.5 cm long and 1.8 mm in diam., lowest few nodes sterile and these nodal bracts caducous; floral bracts papyraceous, subpersistent, striate, the venation prominent, somewhat involute and clasping flowers, oblong-elliptic, 8-12 X 10 mm, glabrous, marginally glandular-fimbriate; pedicels subterete, 2-2.5 mm long, glandular-fimbriate; bracteoles located at the middle of pedicel, similar to floral bracts but 8-9 X 4 mm. Flowers: calyx glabrous, 5-5.5 mm long, conspicuously glandular-fimbriate; hypanthium campanulate, 1.52 mm long; limb erecto-patent, 3-4 mm long; lobes ovate, 1.5 mm long, marginally lacerate-glandular and thinner than lamina; sinus acute; corolla subcylindric (immature?), glabrous, 7-10 mm long and 3-4 mm diam., white (fide label data); stamens 5-6 mm long; filaments pilose ventrally and ciliate distally, alternately 1.5-1.7 mm and 2.3-3 mm long; anthers alternately ca. 4.3 mm and 3-3.5 mm long; thecae 1.5-2 mm long; style seemingly slightly shorter than corolla. Berry not seen.
Species Description - Shrub to 2 m tall; branchlets subterete, striate, moderately puberulous. Leaves elliptic-ovate to lance-elliptic, 10-12.5 X 3-4 cm, basally rounded or broadly cuneate, apically long-acuminate with acumen 2-3 cm long, apex itself acute, weakly puberulous along the midrib above, but glabrous beneath; 5-plinerved from near base, midrib impressed above and raised beneath, lateral nerves impressed proximally otherwise plane to slightly raised above and raised beneath, reticulate veinlets slightly raised on both surfaces; petiole terete, 2-4 mm long and ca. 0.7 mm in diam., puberulous. Inflorescence ca. 10-flowered; rachis subterete, bluntly angled, glabrous, 2.5 cm long and 1.8 mm in diam., lowest few nodes sterile and these nodal bracts caducous; floral bracts papyraceous, subpersistent, striate, the venation prominent, somewhat involute and clasping flowers, oblong-elliptic, 8-12 X 10 mm, glabrous, marginally glandular-fimbriate; pedicels subterete, 2-2.5 mm long, glandular-fimbriate; bracteoles located at the middle of pedicel, similar to floral bracts but 8-9 X 4 mm. Flowers: calyx glabrous, 5-5.5 mm long, conspicuously glandular-fimbriate; hypanthium campanulate, 1.52 mm long; limb erecto-patent, 3-4 mm long; lobes ovate, 1.5 mm long, marginally lacerate-glandular and thinner than lamina; sinus acute; corolla subcylindric (immature?), glabrous, 7-10 mm long and 3-4 mm diam., white (fide label data); stamens 5-6 mm long; filaments pilose ventrally and ciliate distally, alternately 1.5-1.7 mm and 2.3-3 mm long; anthers alternately ca. 4.3 mm and 3-3.5 mm long; thecae 1.5-2 mm long; style seemingly slightly shorter than corolla. Berry not seen.
Discussion:
Cavendishia caudata needs further study because the collections available are incomplete. The single dissected flower is immature, and the inflorescence is too fragile to allow further removal of flowers. The species is closely related to C. guatapeensis, however, differing most significantly by its long-acuminate leaf apex. Additional collections may show it to be only a local variant of guatapeensis.
Cavendishia caudata needs further study because the collections available are incomplete. The single dissected flower is immature, and the inflorescence is too fragile to allow further removal of flowers. The species is closely related to C. guatapeensis, however, differing most significantly by its long-acuminate leaf apex. Additional collections may show it to be only a local variant of guatapeensis.
Distribution:
Colombia South America| Antioquia Colombia South America|
Colombia South America| Antioquia Colombia South America|
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