Filed As:
Ericaceae
Gonocalyx almedae Luteyn ( isotype )
Ericaceae
Gonocalyx almedae Luteyn ( isotype )
Location:
Costa Rica. Cartago. Continuation of CR # 224 on property of ICE main gate and ca. 17 km beyond the church in Orosi. Along steep ridge crest about 600 m above the road. Alt. 1500 - 1800 m. (4921 - 5905 ft.)
Costa Rica. Cartago. Continuation of CR # 224 on property of ICE main gate and ca. 17 km beyond the church in Orosi. Along steep ridge crest about 600 m above the road. Alt. 1500 - 1800 m. (4921 - 5905 ft.)
Description:
Robust epiphytic shrub to 1 m tall. Corolla bright red, cylindric but not constricted apically, erect at anthesis and born singly in axils of leaves. Young fruit strongly winged, green but tinged with red. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Robust epiphytic shrub to 1 m tall. Corolla bright red, cylindric but not constricted apically, erect at anthesis and born singly in axils of leaves. Young fruit strongly winged, green but tinged with red. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Habitat:
Steep wooded banks descending to the road. Few plants noted growing in crown of trees.
Steep wooded banks descending to the road. Few plants noted growing in crown of trees.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 03227890
GUID: 4e80370c-851c-4ad4-a237-bfa878a32476
NY Barcode: 03227890
GUID: 4e80370c-851c-4ad4-a237-bfa878a32476