Filed As:

Ericaceae
Cavendishia nitida (Kunth) A.C.Sm.

Location:

Colombia. Cundinamarca. Bogotá-Fusagasugá road, km 32-34. Alt. 2450 - 2620 m. (8038 - 8596 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 7708 with M. Lebrón-Luteyn & M. Pabón, 15 May 1979

Description:

terrestrial shrub to 2.5 m tall. floral bracts bright red; calyx green; lower 3/4 of the corolla red,upper 1/4 plus limb & lobes white.

Habitat:

disturbed steep roadside slopes. common, little in flower.

Other:

Collection Notes: pickled, photo, wood

Identifiers:

GUID: d3dc463b-16dc-47cc-8e87-7f34465242c7

Distribution:

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