Filed As:

Ericaceae
Cavendishia bracteata (Ruiz & Pav. ex J.St.-Hil.) Hoerold x C. longirachis Luteyn

Location:

Colombia. Antioquia. Medellín-Sonsón road, 9-11 km SE of La Unión. Alt. 2377 - 2440 m. (7798 - 8005 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 7125 with M. Lebrón-Luteyn, 26 Mar 1979

Description:

terrestrial shrub to 3 m tall. floral bracts bright red or greenish at base; pedicels and calyx tu-be pale green, limb tinged with pink.

Habitat:

forest edge and disturbed slopes. locally common.

Other:

Collection Notes: basal 3/4 of corolla bright red, upper 1/4 whte; fruits turning pur-ple hybrid?; pickled

Identifiers:

GUID: a23f622e-efb0-4001-99a3-fb609fe40382

Distribution:

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