Cavendishia hoffmannii Hoerold

• Authority

  1909. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42: 328.

• Family

  Ericaceae

• Scientific Name

  Cavendishia hoffmannii Hoerold

• Type

  Type: Costa Rica. Cartago: Volcán Irazú, Hoffmann 141 (lectotype: frag. NY). The holotype at B was destroyed, but is represented in photo (F neg. 4666).

• Discussion

  Cavendishia bracteata (Ruiz & Pavón) Hoerold (see J. L. Luteyn in Flora Neotropica 35(1): 137, 1982). Holotype at B (destroyed). Photograph of Holotype on same sheet. Ex B.