Filed As:

Ericaceae
Cavendishia speciosa A.C.Sm.

Location:

Colombia. Antioquia. Medellín-Sonsón road, 20-25 km SE of La Unión. Alt. 2350 m. (7710 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 7131 with M. Lebrón-Luteyn, 26 Mar 1979

Description:

epiphytic shrub with branches pendent to 1 m long. floral bracts bright red, concave; inner bracts pale green suffused with red distally; calyx pale green; corolla white.

Habitat:

disturbed roadside slopes. one population seen.

Other:

Collection Notes: wood

Identifiers:

GUID: 2fd61861-3d73-4d96-896a-6897b01aad2a

Distribution:

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