Themistoclesia smithiana (Standl.) Sleumer

Filed As

Ericaceae
Themistoclesia smithiana (Standl.) Sleumer
Collector(s)

J. L. Luteyn 15226 with Roy Fuller & Eduardo Lépíz, 17 Oct 1997
Location

Costa Rica. Cartago. Tapantí National Wildlife Refuge, trail about 1 km along road that begins sharply to the right immediately after crossing the bridge over Río Dos Amigos.
Habitat

Premontane wet forest. Common.
Description

Epiphytic subshrub, thin and wiry, branches to 1 m. Calyx pale green. Corolla greenish-white, urceolate. Berry dark lilac; seeds covered with mucilage; embryo green. Common. [Pickled; photos; DNA].
Collection Notes

pickled; photos; DNA
Identifiers

NY Barcode: 189698

Occurrence ID: d12f701d-8925-41ba-b13f-1702116ab506
Laboratory Collections

Structural Botany, 02444483, J. L. Luteyn 15226, Themistoclesia smithiana (Standl.) Sleumer - Accepted : Ericaceae (261.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;
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Region

Central America
Country

Costa Rica
State/Province

Cartago
Locality

Tapantí National Wildlife Refuge, trail about 1 km along road that begins sharply to the right immediately after crossing the bridge over Río Dos Amigos.
Elevation

Alt. 1550 - 1600 m. (5085 - 5249 ft.)
Coordinates

9.73, -83.77
Distribution

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