Monographs Details:
Authority:

Maguire, Bassett. 1978. The botany of the Guayana Highland--part X. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 29: 1-288.
Family:

Ericaceae
Discussion:

9a-1. Ledothamnus steyermarkii A. C. Smith, Fieldiana Bot. 28: 451-452. 1953. subsp steyermarkii Fig 77 K-T. Known only from the type collection, Steyermark 59484 (holotype F; isotypes NY, VEN), this species is characterized by its branched setae of the leaves, pedicels or calyx margins.