Agarista oleifolia (Cham.) G.Don var. oleifolia
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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)
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Family
Ericaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
Type. Brazil. Minas Gerais: Itambé, Sellow s.n. (holotype, B, destroyed; frag, of holotype, F, NY; photo of holotype, GH; isotypes, E, G, K, L).
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Synonyms
Leucothoe ambigua var. tomentella Meisn., Leucothoe ambigua var. hispidula Meisn., Leucothoe ambigua var. peduncularis Meisn., Leucothoe stenophylla Loes., Leucothoe rivularis Sleumer, Andromeda oleifolia Cham., Leucothoe oleifolia (Cham.) DC., Leucothoe ambigua var. ambigua, Agarista ambigua (Meisn. & Meisn.) Hook.f. ex Nied., Leucothoe oleifolia var. hispidula (Meisn.) Sleumer, Leucothoe ambigua var. peduncularis Meisn., Agarista stenophylla (Loes.) Nied.
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Description
Variety Description - Shrub (to small tree) to 3(-6) m tall; twigs glabrous to sparsely pubescent. Leaves with petiole 2-8 mm long; blade (2-)2.5-8.5(-10.5) × 0.4-2.8 cm, base cuneate, abaxial surface glabrous to sparsely pubescent on midvein. Inflorescences (2.5-)3-12 cm long; rachis sparsely to densely pubescent; pedicels glabrous to densely pubescent. Flowers with corolla red to white, 7.5-12 mm long; filaments 5.3-6.8 mm long; anthers 1-1.5 mm long; ovary glabrous to sparsely pubescent. Capsules 2.5-4 × 4-6.5 mm.
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Objects
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Distribution
SE Brazil, S and C Minas Gerais and adjacent portions of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Margins of forests and thickets, frequently along rivers or streams, bogs, open rocky campo; 800-2100 m elev. Flowering chiefly August through October.
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