Filed As:

Ericaceae
Vaccinium monteverdense Wilbur & Luteyn ( holotype )

All Determinations:

Vaccinium monteverdense Wilbur & Luteyn det. J. L. Luteyn, 2000

Gonocalyx

Location:

Costa Rica. Guanacaste. Monteverde area. Hacienda Ira Rosa, 3.7 km above Santa Elena and ca. 1 km before Río Negra, just before the Sky Walk. Alt. 1500 m. (4921 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 15408 with William Busby, William Haber & Willow Zuchowski, 10 Mar 1999

Description:

Epiphyte; branches 1 m long. Calyx and pedicel green suffused with red. Corolla cylindric-campanulate, green but suffused with red distally; lobes strongly reflexed, red. Rare. [Photos; wood; pickled].

Habitat:

Lower montane wet forest; remnant trees in pastureland. Rare.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 309992
GUID: c67d5a00-69f9-4b55-ae90-fa0773eb8fb2

Map:

Coordinates: (10.37, -84.8)

Distribution:

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