Filed As:

Ericaceae
Cavendishia bomareoides A.C.Sm.

Location:

Colombia. Antioquia. Mun. Sonsón, vereda San Pablo, Sonsón-Nariño road, ca 11-14 km SE ofSonsón. Alt. 2440 - 2600 m. (8005 - 8530 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 11945 with R. Callejas & J. Betancur, 07 Apr 1988

Description:

terrestrial or epiphytic shrub w/branches to 3 m long. floral bracts dark rose-red; corollas white, the lobes w/a central purplish callose area.

Habitat:

wet forest. infrequent.

Other:

Collection Notes: calyx, rachis & pedicels rose-red at anthesis

Identifiers:

GUID: 34a9b87c-f655-47f0-b816-8bbadd3a296f

Map:

Coordinates: (5.67, -75.25)

Distribution:

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