Taxon Details: Demosthenesia cordifolia Luteyn
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Family:
Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:
Demosthenesia cordifolia Luteyn
Demosthenesia cordifolia Luteyn
Primary Citation:
Brittonia 30: 432, figs. 9-11, 15. 1978
Brittonia 30: 432, figs. 9-11, 15. 1978
Accepted Name:
This name is currently accepted.
This name is currently accepted.
Description:
Description: Ascending or lianoid shrub. Mature stems terete, glabrous; bark thin, cracking into a reticulum, light brown when dry; immature twigs subterete, bluntly flattened, smooth or weakly striate, glabrous, reddish-brown when dry. Leaves coriaceous, opposite
Distribution: Endemic to Peru, and known only from the type collection.
Type: Peru. Cuzco: La Convención, Cordillera Vilcabamba, in enclaves of elfin forest of Monte Chico, scattered in the high wet grassland in the summit ridges of Camp 7, ca. 28 km walking distance NE from Hda. Luisiana and the Apurimac River, ca. 3400 m
Conservation Status: Rare and endangered.
Description: Ascending or lianoid shrub. Mature stems terete, glabrous; bark thin, cracking into a reticulum, light brown when dry; immature twigs subterete, bluntly flattened, smooth or weakly striate, glabrous, reddish-brown when dry. Leaves coriaceous, opposite
Distribution: Endemic to Peru, and known only from the type collection.
Type: Peru. Cuzco: La Convención, Cordillera Vilcabamba, in enclaves of elfin forest of Monte Chico, scattered in the high wet grassland in the summit ridges of Camp 7, ca. 28 km walking distance NE from Hda. Luisiana and the Apurimac River, ca. 3400 m
Conservation Status: Rare and endangered.