Monographs Details:
Authority:
Luteyn, James L., et al. 1995. Ericaceae, Part II. The Superior-Ovaried Genera (Monotropoideae, Pyroloideae, Rhododendroideae, and Vaccinioideae P.P.). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 66: 560. (Published by NYBG Press)
Luteyn, James L., et al. 1995. Ericaceae, Part II. The Superior-Ovaried Genera (Monotropoideae, Pyroloideae, Rhododendroideae, and Vaccinioideae P.P.). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 66: 560. (Published by NYBG Press)
Family:
Ericaceae
Ericaceae
Description:
Species Description - Shrub to 5 m tall; bark slightly fissured, glabrous, gray to dark gray; twigs subterete, dark gray or dark brown, glandular-hispid. Leaves coriaceous, flat, elliptic to narrowly elliptic, 4.2-7.6 × 1.25-3.1 cm, base cuneate (obtuse), apex acuminate or cuspidate, margin glandular-ciliate, both surfaces glabrous or adaxial surface and midvein glandular-hispid; petiole subterete, flattened adaxially, 4-7 mm long, glandular-hispid. Inflorescence a terminal raceme, 9-12-flowered; rachis 2.2-9.2 cm long, 0.8-1.1 mm diam., dark gray or dark brown, glandular-hispid; pedicels ascending, 21-35 mm long, 0.2-0.4 mm diam., glandular-hispid; bracteoles inserted on basal 1/2 of the pedicel, linear to narrowly ovate, involute, 2.4-3.8 × 0.3-0.4 mm, base truncate, apex acuminate, margin glandular-ciliate, both surfaces glabrous or glandular-hispid; floral bracts narrowly ovate, flat, or sometimes involute, 3-5 × 0.6-0.9 mm, base cuneate, apex acuminate to acute, margin glandular-ciliate, both surfaces glabrous or the abaxial surface glandular-hispid. Flowers 7-merous; calyx 4.1-4.2 mm long, tube 1.5-2.2 mm long, 2.9-4 mm diam., dark brown to brown, glandular-hispid, lobes widely ovate, 2.2-3 × 1.7-3.3 mm, apex acute, longest lobe 2.6-3 mm long, margin entire or ciliolate, abaxial surface glandular-hispid, tomentose or glabrous; corolla tubular, pink, petals undulate, narrowly obovate, 21.5-31 × 4-6.5 mm, margin entire, distally slightly tomentose; stamens exserted less than 1.2 times the petal length or subequal to corolla, 24.5-32.5 mm long, filaments tomentose, anthers 2.1-2.5 mm long, 0.6-1.3 mm wide, glabrous; ovary glabrous, style exserted, ca. 36.5 mm long, stigma capitate. Capsules not seen; seeds not seen.
Species Description - Shrub to 5 m tall; bark slightly fissured, glabrous, gray to dark gray; twigs subterete, dark gray or dark brown, glandular-hispid. Leaves coriaceous, flat, elliptic to narrowly elliptic, 4.2-7.6 × 1.25-3.1 cm, base cuneate (obtuse), apex acuminate or cuspidate, margin glandular-ciliate, both surfaces glabrous or adaxial surface and midvein glandular-hispid; petiole subterete, flattened adaxially, 4-7 mm long, glandular-hispid. Inflorescence a terminal raceme, 9-12-flowered; rachis 2.2-9.2 cm long, 0.8-1.1 mm diam., dark gray or dark brown, glandular-hispid; pedicels ascending, 21-35 mm long, 0.2-0.4 mm diam., glandular-hispid; bracteoles inserted on basal 1/2 of the pedicel, linear to narrowly ovate, involute, 2.4-3.8 × 0.3-0.4 mm, base truncate, apex acuminate, margin glandular-ciliate, both surfaces glabrous or glandular-hispid; floral bracts narrowly ovate, flat, or sometimes involute, 3-5 × 0.6-0.9 mm, base cuneate, apex acuminate to acute, margin glandular-ciliate, both surfaces glabrous or the abaxial surface glandular-hispid. Flowers 7-merous; calyx 4.1-4.2 mm long, tube 1.5-2.2 mm long, 2.9-4 mm diam., dark brown to brown, glandular-hispid, lobes widely ovate, 2.2-3 × 1.7-3.3 mm, apex acute, longest lobe 2.6-3 mm long, margin entire or ciliolate, abaxial surface glandular-hispid, tomentose or glabrous; corolla tubular, pink, petals undulate, narrowly obovate, 21.5-31 × 4-6.5 mm, margin entire, distally slightly tomentose; stamens exserted less than 1.2 times the petal length or subequal to corolla, 24.5-32.5 mm long, filaments tomentose, anthers 2.1-2.5 mm long, 0.6-1.3 mm wide, glabrous; ovary glabrous, style exserted, ca. 36.5 mm long, stigma capitate. Capsules not seen; seeds not seen.
Discussion:
Bejaria zamorae is characterized by long pink tubular corollas, thin pedicels, long leaves with acuminate or cuspidate apices and long petioles. Bejaria zamorae combines characters of B. sprucei and B. aestuans, having the tubular corollas and thin pedicels typical of B. sprucei and the subequal or slightly exserted stamens and 7-merous corolla typical of B. aestuans. It differs from B. sprucei in consistently 7-merous corollas (5-7-merous in B. sprucei) and, at most, slightly exserted stamens (less than 1.2 × petal length vs. more than 1.6 x petal length in B. sprucei). It differs from B. aestuans in pedicel thickness [0.2-0.4 mm diam. vs. (0.4-)0.6-1.2 mm diam, in B. aestuans] and corolla shape (tubular vs. campanulate or salverform in B. aestuans) The geographic position of B. zamorae on the eastern slopes of the Andes suggests a relationship with B. sprucei. These two species are also the only species growing consistently east of the Andes or on the eastern slopes (B. aestuans sometimes occurs on the eastern slopes). Bejaria sprucei has a disjunct distribution with populations both north and south of the locality in which B. zamorae has been found.
Bejaria zamorae is characterized by long pink tubular corollas, thin pedicels, long leaves with acuminate or cuspidate apices and long petioles. Bejaria zamorae combines characters of B. sprucei and B. aestuans, having the tubular corollas and thin pedicels typical of B. sprucei and the subequal or slightly exserted stamens and 7-merous corolla typical of B. aestuans. It differs from B. sprucei in consistently 7-merous corollas (5-7-merous in B. sprucei) and, at most, slightly exserted stamens (less than 1.2 × petal length vs. more than 1.6 x petal length in B. sprucei). It differs from B. aestuans in pedicel thickness [0.2-0.4 mm diam. vs. (0.4-)0.6-1.2 mm diam, in B. aestuans] and corolla shape (tubular vs. campanulate or salverform in B. aestuans) The geographic position of B. zamorae on the eastern slopes of the Andes suggests a relationship with B. sprucei. These two species are also the only species growing consistently east of the Andes or on the eastern slopes (B. aestuans sometimes occurs on the eastern slopes). Bejaria sprucei has a disjunct distribution with populations both north and south of the locality in which B. zamorae has been found.
Distribution:
Ecuador South America| Santiago-Zamora Ecuador South America|
Ecuador South America| Santiago-Zamora Ecuador South America|
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