Monographs Details:
Authority:
Luteyn, James L., et al. 1995. Ericaceae, Part II. The Superior-Ovaried Genera (Monotropoideae, Pyroloideae, Rhododendroideae, and Vaccinioideae P.P.). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 66: 560. (Published by NYBG Press)
Luteyn, James L., et al. 1995. Ericaceae, Part II. The Superior-Ovaried Genera (Monotropoideae, Pyroloideae, Rhododendroideae, and Vaccinioideae P.P.). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 66: 560. (Published by NYBG Press)
Family:
Ericaceae
Ericaceae
Description:
Species Description - Shrub to 1 m tall; bark striate, glandular-hispid, gray and tan striate; twigs subterete, dark brown or black, glandular-hispid. Leaves coriaceous, flat or usually revolute, elliptic, 1.3-1.6 × 0.5-0.6 cm, base cuneate, apex acute to acuminate or cuspidate, mucronate, margin glandular-ciliate, both surfaces glandular-hispid; petiole slightly flattened in crosssection, 1-2.5 mm long, glandular-hispid. Inflorescence terminal, racemose, 7-13-flowered; rachis ca. 3.8 cm long, ca. 1.5 mm diam., brown or dark maroon, glandular-hispid; pedicels ascending, 1320 mm long, 0.6-0.8 mm diam., glandular-hispid; bracteoles inserted on basal 1/2 of pedicel, oblong, flat, 3.2-3.6 × 0.7-0.8 mm, base cuneate, apex acuminate, margin entire, both surfaces glandular-hispid; floral bracts elliptic, flat, 8.3-10.2 × 2.9-3.6 mm, base cuneate, apex acute, margin entire, adaxial surface glandular-hispid, abaxial surface glabrous. Flowers 7-merous; calyx ca. 5.3 mm long, tube ca. 1.8 mm long, 3.5 mm in diam., brown or orangish-brown, glandular-hispid, lobes ovate, apex acute or truncate, 2.9-3.6 × 2.9-3.4 mm, longest lobe 3.4-3.6 mm, margin ciliolate and glandular-ciliate, abaxial surface glandular-hispid; corolla apparently campanulate, pink, petals undulate, narrowly obovate, 16.5-17.5 × 3.8-6.1 mm, margin entire, glabrous; stamens included, 12.5-15.5 mm long, filaments tomentose, anthers 1.2-1.6 mm long, 1-1.2 mm diam., glabrous; ovary glabrous, style slightly exserted, ca. 20 mm long, stigma capitate. Capsules depressed ellipsoid, ca. 4.4 mm long, ca. 8.3 mm broad, brown, exocarp not separating from the valves; seeds not seen.
Species Description - Shrub to 1 m tall; bark striate, glandular-hispid, gray and tan striate; twigs subterete, dark brown or black, glandular-hispid. Leaves coriaceous, flat or usually revolute, elliptic, 1.3-1.6 × 0.5-0.6 cm, base cuneate, apex acute to acuminate or cuspidate, mucronate, margin glandular-ciliate, both surfaces glandular-hispid; petiole slightly flattened in crosssection, 1-2.5 mm long, glandular-hispid. Inflorescence terminal, racemose, 7-13-flowered; rachis ca. 3.8 cm long, ca. 1.5 mm diam., brown or dark maroon, glandular-hispid; pedicels ascending, 1320 mm long, 0.6-0.8 mm diam., glandular-hispid; bracteoles inserted on basal 1/2 of pedicel, oblong, flat, 3.2-3.6 × 0.7-0.8 mm, base cuneate, apex acuminate, margin entire, both surfaces glandular-hispid; floral bracts elliptic, flat, 8.3-10.2 × 2.9-3.6 mm, base cuneate, apex acute, margin entire, adaxial surface glandular-hispid, abaxial surface glabrous. Flowers 7-merous; calyx ca. 5.3 mm long, tube ca. 1.8 mm long, 3.5 mm in diam., brown or orangish-brown, glandular-hispid, lobes ovate, apex acute or truncate, 2.9-3.6 × 2.9-3.4 mm, longest lobe 3.4-3.6 mm, margin ciliolate and glandular-ciliate, abaxial surface glandular-hispid; corolla apparently campanulate, pink, petals undulate, narrowly obovate, 16.5-17.5 × 3.8-6.1 mm, margin entire, glabrous; stamens included, 12.5-15.5 mm long, filaments tomentose, anthers 1.2-1.6 mm long, 1-1.2 mm diam., glabrous; ovary glabrous, style slightly exserted, ca. 20 mm long, stigma capitate. Capsules depressed ellipsoid, ca. 4.4 mm long, ca. 8.3 mm broad, brown, exocarp not separating from the valves; seeds not seen.
Discussion:
Bejaria neblinensis can generally be characterized by the short petals and the small, short-petioled leaves. Specific relationships are difficult to describe because the species is poorly known and the corolla shape is not known with certainty. Bejaria neblinensis is similar to B. tachirensis, but its copious glandular-hispid pubescence, probably campanulate corolla, and geographic isolation separates the two.
Bejaria neblinensis can generally be characterized by the short petals and the small, short-petioled leaves. Specific relationships are difficult to describe because the species is poorly known and the corolla shape is not known with certainty. Bejaria neblinensis is similar to B. tachirensis, but its copious glandular-hispid pubescence, probably campanulate corolla, and geographic isolation separates the two.
Distribution:
Amazonas Venezuela South America| Venezuela South America| Distrito Federal Venezuela South America|
Amazonas Venezuela South America| Venezuela South America| Distrito Federal Venezuela South America|
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