Taxon Details: Demosthenesia vilcabambensis Luteyn
Taxon Profile:
 | The Plant List |
 | International Plant Name Index |
 | Tropicos |
 | Catalogue of Life |
 | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
 | JSTOR Types |
| JSTOR |
 | BHL |
 | Encyclopedia of Life |
 | WikiSpecies |
 | Google Scholar |
 | PubMed |
 | Morphbank |
 | IUCN |
 | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
 | Barcode of Life |
Multimedia:
Narratives:
Family:
Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:
Demosthenesia vilcabambensis Luteyn
Demosthenesia vilcabambensis Luteyn
Primary Citation:
Brittonia 30: 435, figs. 16-18. 1978
Brittonia 30: 435, figs. 16-18. 1978
Accepted Name:
This name is currently accepted.
This name is currently accepted.
Description:
Description: "Trailing and festooning liana" (fide label data). Mature stems terete or subterete and bluntly angled, smooth, glabrous, light to dark brown when dry; bark cracking into long strips. Leaves coriaceous, alternate, purplish-green when living (fide label
Distribution: Endemic to Peru, and known only from two collections from the type locality.
Type: Peru. Cuzco: La Convención, Cordillera Vilcabamba, between Camps 3 and 4, 2400-2655 m, 6 Jul 1968 (fl), T. R. Dudley 10840 (holotype, NA; isotype, USM).
Conservation Status: Rare and endangered.
Description: "Trailing and festooning liana" (fide label data). Mature stems terete or subterete and bluntly angled, smooth, glabrous, light to dark brown when dry; bark cracking into long strips. Leaves coriaceous, alternate, purplish-green when living (fide label
Distribution: Endemic to Peru, and known only from two collections from the type locality.
Type: Peru. Cuzco: La Convención, Cordillera Vilcabamba, between Camps 3 and 4, 2400-2655 m, 6 Jul 1968 (fl), T. R. Dudley 10840 (holotype, NA; isotype, USM).
Conservation Status: Rare and endangered.