Taxon Details: Cavendishia atroviolacea var. folsomii Luteyn
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Family:

Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:

Cavendishia atroviolacea var. folsomii Luteyn
Primary Citation:

Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 35(1): 268. 1983
Accepted Name:

This name is currently accepted.
Type Specimens:

Specimen 1: Holotype -- J. P. Folsom
Description:

Description: Leaves ovate- to oblong-lanceolate, or oblong-elliptic, basally rounded to subcordate; midrib conspicuously raised through proximal 3-7.5 cm (proximal 1/3-1/2 leaf length); petioles 7-10 mm long and 2-3.2 mm diam. Rachis 1.7-2.7 mm diam.; floral bracts 2-2.5 cm long, lavender to purple-lavender; bracteoles located just below middle of pedicels, 1-1.5 mm long. Flowers: calyx 5.5-8.5 mm long; limb 3-5.2 mm long; corolla 18-21 mm long.

Distribution: Endemic to Panama, in wet montane cloud forest, at elevations of (150-?)600-850 m.

Conservation Status: This variety should be considered Rare and endangered.

Type: Panama. Coclé: 7 km N of El Copé, around sawmill at Alto de Calvario, 800-850 m, 28 May 1980 (fl), Folsom & Mauseth 7863 (holotype, NY, photo NY neg. 10862; isotype, TEX).

Flora and Monograph Treatment(s):

Cavendishia atroviolacea var. folsomii Luteyn: [Article] Luteyn, James L. 1983. Ericaceae--part I. Cavendishia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 35: 1-290.