Monographs Details:
Authority:
Smith, Albert C. 1952. Plants collected in Ecuador by W. H. camp. Vaceiniaceae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8 (1): 41-85.
Smith, Albert C. 1952. Plants collected in Ecuador by W. H. camp. Vaceiniaceae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8 (1): 41-85.
Family:
Ericaceae
Ericaceae
Description:
Latin Diagnosis - Frutex epiphyticus ubique praeter filamentas glaber, ramulis gracilibus teretibus fuse is cinerascentibus; petiolis subteretibus rugulosis 3-5 mm longis; laminis in sicco subcoriaceis vel papyraceis fusco-viridibus elliptico-lanceolatis, 10-17 cm longis, 3-6 cm latis, basi anguste rotundatis, in acuminem gracilem 1-2 cm longum gradatim angustatis, margine integris et anguste recurvatis, 5(vel 7-)-nerviis, nervis e basi orientibus vel interioribus interdum ad 1-2 cm. concurrentibus, costa nervisque principalibus supra leviter impressis subtus elevatis, rete venularum utrinque subimmerso vel prominulo; inflorescentiis e ramulis infra folia orientibus racemosis 3-12-floris, rhachi subtereti 0.5-3 cm longa breviter pedunculata, bracteis sub floribus deltoideis circiter 1 mm longis mox caducis; pedicellis teretibus 13-20 mm longis superne incrassatis, basim versus bracteolis 2 deltoideosubulatis circiter 0.7 mm longis caducis ornatis, articulatione conspicuo; calyce sub anthesi 7-9 mm longo et apice diametro, tubo cupuliformi circiter 5 mm longo ruguloso haud angulato, limbo subererecto papyraceo quam tubo breviore 5-dentato, dentibus apiculatis 0.5-1 mm longis, sinibus complanatis;disco carnoso annularipulvinato; corolla carnosa cylindrica 45-53 mm longa, basim versus 7-9 mm diametro, superne angustata, profunde 5-lobata, lobis deItoideo-lanceolatis circiter 15 mm longis et basi 3 mm latis; staminibus 10 corollam fere aequantibus, filamentis liberis ligulatis 7-9 mm longis ubique pallide puberulis, antheris circiter 40 mm longis, thecis 9-11 mm longis basi obtusis, tubulis quam thecis multo longioribus gracillimis per poros obliquos circiter 0.5 mm longos dehiscentibus; stylo filiformi leviter exserto, stigmate minuto.
Species Description - (high-growing epiphyte; leaves dull on both surfaces and not markedly "veiny" when fresh; corolla pale rosy pink, the lobes bright green). (epiphyte, the branches drooping, to 2 m long; leaves dark green above, pale below, dull on both surfaces; corolla deep pink, the tips of lobes green); (epiphytic shrub; corolla crimson, the lobes green).
Latin Diagnosis - Frutex epiphyticus ubique praeter filamentas glaber, ramulis gracilibus teretibus fuse is cinerascentibus; petiolis subteretibus rugulosis 3-5 mm longis; laminis in sicco subcoriaceis vel papyraceis fusco-viridibus elliptico-lanceolatis, 10-17 cm longis, 3-6 cm latis, basi anguste rotundatis, in acuminem gracilem 1-2 cm longum gradatim angustatis, margine integris et anguste recurvatis, 5(vel 7-)-nerviis, nervis e basi orientibus vel interioribus interdum ad 1-2 cm. concurrentibus, costa nervisque principalibus supra leviter impressis subtus elevatis, rete venularum utrinque subimmerso vel prominulo; inflorescentiis e ramulis infra folia orientibus racemosis 3-12-floris, rhachi subtereti 0.5-3 cm longa breviter pedunculata, bracteis sub floribus deltoideis circiter 1 mm longis mox caducis; pedicellis teretibus 13-20 mm longis superne incrassatis, basim versus bracteolis 2 deltoideosubulatis circiter 0.7 mm longis caducis ornatis, articulatione conspicuo; calyce sub anthesi 7-9 mm longo et apice diametro, tubo cupuliformi circiter 5 mm longo ruguloso haud angulato, limbo subererecto papyraceo quam tubo breviore 5-dentato, dentibus apiculatis 0.5-1 mm longis, sinibus complanatis;disco carnoso annularipulvinato; corolla carnosa cylindrica 45-53 mm longa, basim versus 7-9 mm diametro, superne angustata, profunde 5-lobata, lobis deItoideo-lanceolatis circiter 15 mm longis et basi 3 mm latis; staminibus 10 corollam fere aequantibus, filamentis liberis ligulatis 7-9 mm longis ubique pallide puberulis, antheris circiter 40 mm longis, thecis 9-11 mm longis basi obtusis, tubulis quam thecis multo longioribus gracillimis per poros obliquos circiter 0.5 mm longos dehiscentibus; stylo filiformi leviter exserto, stigmate minuto.
Species Description - (high-growing epiphyte; leaves dull on both surfaces and not markedly "veiny" when fresh; corolla pale rosy pink, the lobes bright green). (epiphyte, the branches drooping, to 2 m long; leaves dark green above, pale below, dull on both surfaces; corolla deep pink, the tips of lobes green); (epiphytic shrub; corolla crimson, the lobes green).
Discussion:
This very distinct new species resembles G.'charianthum in general aspect and like that species has a calyx-limb with minute teeth and flattened sinuses. It differs obviously in its smooth rather than winged calyx-tube, its differently shaped and longer corolla with narrower lobes, its longer stamens, and its leafblades with the principal nerves oriented essentially from the base.
Distribution:
Ecuador South America|
Ecuador South America|