Monographs Details:
Authority:
Luteyn, James L. 1983. Ericaceae--part I. Cavendishia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 35: 1-290. (Published by NYBG Press)
Luteyn, James L. 1983. Ericaceae--part I. Cavendishia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 35: 1-290. (Published by NYBG Press)
Family:
Ericaceae
Ericaceae
Description:
Species Description - Terrestrial or epiphytic shrub to 2.5 m tall; stem base to 5 cm in diam.; mature branches terete, minutely striate, glabrous; bark brown when fresh, but drying grayish- to reddish-brown; twigs terete to bluntly angled, striate, glabrous, reddish-brown. Leaves ovate, lanceolate, lance-elliptic, elliptic, or oblong, (4-)6.5-12 (-15) X (l-)2.5-7 cm, basally obtuse, rounded, truncate or cuneate-attenuate, apically acuminate and often abruptly so, often puberulous at base of midrib and lateral nerves on upper surface; 5-7-plinerved, midrib inconspicuously raised and thickened through proximal 1 cm otherwise weakly impressed above, inner pair of lateral nerves moderately or weakly impressed above but sometimes plane or raised distally, outer lateral nerves and veinlets raised and usually very conspicuous above rarely impressed, all nerves raised beneath but veinlets often obscure; petioles subterete, often flattened adaxially, rugose, rarely striate, 4-10(-14) mm long and 1-2.5(-3) mm in diam., glabrous to densely puberulent adaxially when young often glabrate. Inflorescence (2-)5-10(-14)-flowered (often lowest one or two nodes sterile), obconic to spherical in bud; rachis coarsely and bluntly angled, striate, glabrous, (0.6-)0.8-3.5(-6) cm long and 1.5-2 mm in diam., cream-colored and often suffused with pink when fresh, rarely with a few clavate glands or cartilaginous teeth at base (in var. megabracteata)-, floral bracts translucent when dry, smooth, oblong, obovate, or rarely subrotund, (2-)3-6(-7) X (1-)1,5-2.5(-4.5) cm, basally narrowed and somewhat clasping, apically rounded, usually deeply emarginate, with minute, red, clavate, glandular fimbriae abaxially, pale purplish, bright rose, lavender-pink, or dark pink when fresh; pedicels swollen distally, striate, glabrous, (8-) 10-16(-19) mm long and (0.5-)1(-1.5) mm in diam., cream-colored, often suffused with pink or red when fresh, rarely weakly glandular at distal end; bracteoles with or without prominent midrib, ovate, lanceolate, lance-elliptic, or nearly linear, 1.5-2(-5) X 0.5-1.5(-4) mm, apically glandular-callose. Flowers: calyx glabrous, 4-11(-13) mm long, cream-colored, often suffused with pink or red when fresh; hypanthium cylindric, ribbed, 1.5-5 mm long and 3-5 mm in diam. across base, basally apophysate and deeply lobed with lobes straight to flaring outward and extending to or well below articulation; limb cylindric to slightly spreading or campanulate, smooth or ribbed, minutely papillate, (2.5-)3— 7.5(-9) mm long; lobes triangular, (1 -) 1.5-2(-2.5) mm long, erect after anthesis, tips completely glandular-callose or callose apically, centrally, or only marginally; sinus subacute when fresh, but drying obtuse to broadly rounded, rarely flat; corolla slightly constricted basally and at throat, often translucent when dry, 17-40(-43) mm long and 6-9 mm in diam., glabrous or rarely pilose distally, tube dull or glossy white, often basally pink to pinkish below grading through violet to pale purple above (in var. megabracteata), limb white, lobes oblong, obtuse, 1.5-2 mm long, reflexed at anthesis, white sometimes marginally purple (in var. megabracteata); stamens 16-36 mm long; filaments densely puberulous distally, alternately 2.5-7.5 mm and 6-13.5 mm long; anthers alternately 15-32.5 mm and 12-26.5 mm long; thecae 4.5-13 mm long; style 18-41 mm long. Mature berry not seen.
Species Description - Terrestrial or epiphytic shrub to 2.5 m tall; stem base to 5 cm in diam.; mature branches terete, minutely striate, glabrous; bark brown when fresh, but drying grayish- to reddish-brown; twigs terete to bluntly angled, striate, glabrous, reddish-brown. Leaves ovate, lanceolate, lance-elliptic, elliptic, or oblong, (4-)6.5-12 (-15) X (l-)2.5-7 cm, basally obtuse, rounded, truncate or cuneate-attenuate, apically acuminate and often abruptly so, often puberulous at base of midrib and lateral nerves on upper surface; 5-7-plinerved, midrib inconspicuously raised and thickened through proximal 1 cm otherwise weakly impressed above, inner pair of lateral nerves moderately or weakly impressed above but sometimes plane or raised distally, outer lateral nerves and veinlets raised and usually very conspicuous above rarely impressed, all nerves raised beneath but veinlets often obscure; petioles subterete, often flattened adaxially, rugose, rarely striate, 4-10(-14) mm long and 1-2.5(-3) mm in diam., glabrous to densely puberulent adaxially when young often glabrate. Inflorescence (2-)5-10(-14)-flowered (often lowest one or two nodes sterile), obconic to spherical in bud; rachis coarsely and bluntly angled, striate, glabrous, (0.6-)0.8-3.5(-6) cm long and 1.5-2 mm in diam., cream-colored and often suffused with pink when fresh, rarely with a few clavate glands or cartilaginous teeth at base (in var. megabracteata)-, floral bracts translucent when dry, smooth, oblong, obovate, or rarely subrotund, (2-)3-6(-7) X (1-)1,5-2.5(-4.5) cm, basally narrowed and somewhat clasping, apically rounded, usually deeply emarginate, with minute, red, clavate, glandular fimbriae abaxially, pale purplish, bright rose, lavender-pink, or dark pink when fresh; pedicels swollen distally, striate, glabrous, (8-) 10-16(-19) mm long and (0.5-)1(-1.5) mm in diam., cream-colored, often suffused with pink or red when fresh, rarely weakly glandular at distal end; bracteoles with or without prominent midrib, ovate, lanceolate, lance-elliptic, or nearly linear, 1.5-2(-5) X 0.5-1.5(-4) mm, apically glandular-callose. Flowers: calyx glabrous, 4-11(-13) mm long, cream-colored, often suffused with pink or red when fresh; hypanthium cylindric, ribbed, 1.5-5 mm long and 3-5 mm in diam. across base, basally apophysate and deeply lobed with lobes straight to flaring outward and extending to or well below articulation; limb cylindric to slightly spreading or campanulate, smooth or ribbed, minutely papillate, (2.5-)3— 7.5(-9) mm long; lobes triangular, (1 -) 1.5-2(-2.5) mm long, erect after anthesis, tips completely glandular-callose or callose apically, centrally, or only marginally; sinus subacute when fresh, but drying obtuse to broadly rounded, rarely flat; corolla slightly constricted basally and at throat, often translucent when dry, 17-40(-43) mm long and 6-9 mm in diam., glabrous or rarely pilose distally, tube dull or glossy white, often basally pink to pinkish below grading through violet to pale purple above (in var. megabracteata), limb white, lobes oblong, obtuse, 1.5-2 mm long, reflexed at anthesis, white sometimes marginally purple (in var. megabracteata); stamens 16-36 mm long; filaments densely puberulous distally, alternately 2.5-7.5 mm and 6-13.5 mm long; anthers alternately 15-32.5 mm and 12-26.5 mm long; thecae 4.5-13 mm long; style 18-41 mm long. Mature berry not seen.
Distribution:
Panama Central America|
Panama Central America|
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