Filed As:

Ericaceae
Themistoclesia unduavensis Luteyn sp. nov. ( holotype )

All Determinations:

Themistoclesia unduavensis Luteyn det. J. L. Luteyn, 2002

Location:

Bolivia. La Paz. Nor Yungas Prov. Trail to Río Coscapa, ca. 2.5 km E of Unduavi along new road to Coroico, and ca. 6 km W of Cotapata. Alt. 3200 - 3350 m. (10499 - 10991 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 15471 with E. Ann Powell & Stephen Beck, 19 Mar 2000

Description:

Rhizomatous, subshrub, to 3 dm tall; leaves clustered near apex. Pedicels and calyx green, sometimes suffused red; calyx sharply, but narrowly winged. Corolla essentially urceolate, but base conspicuously swollen, the throat narrowed; corolla reddish-orange, the lobes green in bud but white at anthesis. Rare. [Photo; pickled; DNA; wood].

Habitat:

Montane forest with Weinmannia, Clethra, Desfontainea, Miconia.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 803838
GUID: 671e2c46-90a6-4359-913d-71e919320b89

Map:

Coordinates: (-16.28, -67.88)

Distribution:

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