Taxon Details: Cavendishia chocoensis A.C.Sm. var. chocoensis
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Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:

Cavendishia chocoensis A.C.Sm. var. chocoensis
Accepted Name:

This name is currently accepted.
Description:

Description: Rachis, pedicels, and calyx glabrous. Calyx hypanthium 1-1.5 mm long; lobes suberect after anthesis, glandular callose marginally and over the distal 1/3 of the lamina.

Distribution: Known with certainty only from pluvial forest of the upper Río San Juan-upper Río Atrato region of Chocó Dept., Colombia, at elevations of 100-275 m.

Conservation Status: Rare and endangered.

Flora and Monograph Treatment(s):

Cavendishia chocoensis A.C.Sm. var. chocoensis: [Article] Luteyn, James L. 1986. New species of Ceratostema (Ericaceae: Vaccinieae) from the northern Andes. J. Arnold Arbor. 67: 485-492.