Taxon Details: Cavendishia vinacea Luteyn
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Family:
Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:
Cavendishia vinacea Luteyn
Cavendishia vinacea Luteyn
Primary Citation:
Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 35(1): 69. 1983
Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 35(1): 69. 1983
Accepted Name:
This name is currently accepted.
This name is currently accepted.
Description:
Description: Terrestrial or epiphytic shrub with stems to 3 m long; mature branches terete, glabrous, stramineous but minutely red muricate; twigs subterete, complanate, more or less striate, densely short-hirsute with light reddish-brown trichomes. Leaves bullate, elliptic, (10-)12-22 x 4-9 cm, basally obtuse or rounded, apically long- and narrow-acuminate, glabrate along nerves above but hirsute especially along nerves beneath; 7(-9)-plinerved, midrib thickened and raised through proximal 1-2.5 cm otherwise impressed, lateral nerves and veinlets impressed above and raised beneath; petiole terete, rugose, 8-13 mm long and 1.5-2.5 mm diam., densely short-pilose. Inflorescence axillary (often in axils of fallen leaves on older stems), 15-25(-35)-flowered; rachis subterete, striate, 6.5-13(-21) cm long and 1.5-2(-2.5) mm diam., glaucous, densely hirsute with light reddish-brown trichomes; floral bracts strongly 5-ribbed, lanceolate or lance-elliptic, 13-20 x 4-5 mm, apically acuminate, green with purplish margins when fresh, ciliate, densely hirsute dorsally; pedicels subterete, striate, densely hirsute, 8-9(-13) mm long and ca. 0.6 mm diam.; bracteoles basal, membranaceous, oblong-elliptic or somewhat lanceolate, 3-5 x 1-2 mm, ciliate, hirsute dorsally along prominent midrib. Flowers: calyx hirsute, 7-11 mm long; hypanthium cylindric, 2-3 mm long and 6-7 mm diam., basally apophysate with apophysis margin smooth and directed in the plane of or perpendicular to calyx axis, with few scattered glandular fimbriae, pale green when fresh; limb cylindric when fresh but spreading when dry, 5-8 mm long, with few scattered glandular fimbriae, purple when fresh; lobes oblong-triangular, obtuse, 2.5-5 mm long, erect after anthesis, ciliate, eglandular; sinuses rounded; corolla cylindric-urceolate, 9-12 mm long and 5-8 mm diam. at middle, fleshy with wall 1.8 mm thick at middle, densely appressed short-pilose, dark wine-red when fresh, outer epidermal layer sparsely pigmented, inner heavily pigmented, lobes oblong-triangular, obtuse, ca. 1.5 mm long, pale wine-red when fresh; stamens 7-9 mm long; filaments connate basal 1.5 mm, long-ciliate and densely pilose distal half of ventral surface, glabrous or sparsely pilose along central portion of dorsal surface, alternately 1.5 mm and ca. 3.5 mm long; anthers alternately 7-9 mm and 5-6 mm long; thecae 2-3 mm long; style subequal to corolla. Berry not seen.
Distribution: Endemic to Colombia and known only from two collections, in Parque Nacional Munchique NE of Uribe, in cloud forest, at elevations of 1875-2560 m. Flowering occurs in April.
Conservation Status: Rare and endangered.
Type: Colombia. Cauca: Parque Nacional Munchique, km 42-47 NE of Uribe, 2350-2560 m, 24 Apr 1979 (fl), Luteyn et al. 7401 (holotype: COL, photo NY neg. 10863; isotypes: AAU, BISH, CAS, E, L, MEXU, MO, NY).
Description: Terrestrial or epiphytic shrub with stems to 3 m long; mature branches terete, glabrous, stramineous but minutely red muricate; twigs subterete, complanate, more or less striate, densely short-hirsute with light reddish-brown trichomes. Leaves bullate, elliptic, (10-)12-22 x 4-9 cm, basally obtuse or rounded, apically long- and narrow-acuminate, glabrate along nerves above but hirsute especially along nerves beneath; 7(-9)-plinerved, midrib thickened and raised through proximal 1-2.5 cm otherwise impressed, lateral nerves and veinlets impressed above and raised beneath; petiole terete, rugose, 8-13 mm long and 1.5-2.5 mm diam., densely short-pilose. Inflorescence axillary (often in axils of fallen leaves on older stems), 15-25(-35)-flowered; rachis subterete, striate, 6.5-13(-21) cm long and 1.5-2(-2.5) mm diam., glaucous, densely hirsute with light reddish-brown trichomes; floral bracts strongly 5-ribbed, lanceolate or lance-elliptic, 13-20 x 4-5 mm, apically acuminate, green with purplish margins when fresh, ciliate, densely hirsute dorsally; pedicels subterete, striate, densely hirsute, 8-9(-13) mm long and ca. 0.6 mm diam.; bracteoles basal, membranaceous, oblong-elliptic or somewhat lanceolate, 3-5 x 1-2 mm, ciliate, hirsute dorsally along prominent midrib. Flowers: calyx hirsute, 7-11 mm long; hypanthium cylindric, 2-3 mm long and 6-7 mm diam., basally apophysate with apophysis margin smooth and directed in the plane of or perpendicular to calyx axis, with few scattered glandular fimbriae, pale green when fresh; limb cylindric when fresh but spreading when dry, 5-8 mm long, with few scattered glandular fimbriae, purple when fresh; lobes oblong-triangular, obtuse, 2.5-5 mm long, erect after anthesis, ciliate, eglandular; sinuses rounded; corolla cylindric-urceolate, 9-12 mm long and 5-8 mm diam. at middle, fleshy with wall 1.8 mm thick at middle, densely appressed short-pilose, dark wine-red when fresh, outer epidermal layer sparsely pigmented, inner heavily pigmented, lobes oblong-triangular, obtuse, ca. 1.5 mm long, pale wine-red when fresh; stamens 7-9 mm long; filaments connate basal 1.5 mm, long-ciliate and densely pilose distal half of ventral surface, glabrous or sparsely pilose along central portion of dorsal surface, alternately 1.5 mm and ca. 3.5 mm long; anthers alternately 7-9 mm and 5-6 mm long; thecae 2-3 mm long; style subequal to corolla. Berry not seen.
Distribution: Endemic to Colombia and known only from two collections, in Parque Nacional Munchique NE of Uribe, in cloud forest, at elevations of 1875-2560 m. Flowering occurs in April.
Conservation Status: Rare and endangered.
Type: Colombia. Cauca: Parque Nacional Munchique, km 42-47 NE of Uribe, 2350-2560 m, 24 Apr 1979 (fl), Luteyn et al. 7401 (holotype: COL, photo NY neg. 10863; isotypes: AAU, BISH, CAS, E, L, MEXU, MO, NY).
Flora and Monograph Treatment(s):
Cavendishia vinacea Luteyn: [Article] Luteyn, James L. 1983. Ericaceae--part I. Cavendishia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 35: 1-290.
Cavendishia vinacea Luteyn: [Article] Luteyn, James L. 1983. Ericaceae--part I. Cavendishia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 35: 1-290.