Filed As:

Ericaceae
Cavendishia splendens (Klotzsch) Hoerold

Location:

Venezuela. Aragua. Los Teques road above El Jarillo and the reservoir at Agua Fría. Alt. 2100 m. (6890 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 5157 with M. Lebrón-Luteyn & G. Morillo, 11 Jan 1978

Description:

epiphytic shrub sometimes with long liana-like branches. bracts red; pedicels white; calyx reddish-green; corolla red at ba- se (or more dark pink) and white at limb and lobes.

Habitat:

roadside secondary growth completely overgrown by bamboo. common, fruits not seen.

Other:

Specimen Notes: NY, VEN

Identifiers:

GUID: 7587f2f3-7ab3-4e24-b823-e29bb0b0cce2

Distribution:

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