Filed As:

Ericaceae
Cavendishia uniflora Luteyn ( type )

Location:

Colombia. Antioquia. Uramita-Peque road, 20-22 km above Uranta (Las Juntas). Alt. 2500 - 2600 m. (8202 - 8530 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 7178 with M. Lebrón-Luteyn, 29 Mar 1979

Description:

terrestrial shrub 1-1.5 m tall. leaves succulent with thin, red margins; bracts dull red; calyx tubepale yellowish-green, limb and lobes yellowish-white.

Habitat:

steep roadside slopes through cloud forest. locally common.

Other:

Collection Notes: slightly zygomorphic; mature fruit light purple

Identifiers:

GUID: 4bfd6936-f90a-478b-9b0d-35964d22cd3f

Distribution:

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