Agarista revoluta (Spreng.) Hook.f. ex Nied. var. revoluta

  • 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)

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Agarista revoluta (Spreng.) Hook.f. ex Nied. var. revoluta

  • Type

    Type. Brazil. Rio de Janeiro: Restinga de Cabo Frio, Sellow s.n. (holotype, B, destroyed; lectotype here designated, B; isolectotypes, BM, BR, n.v., E, G, n.v., K, L, M, P, W, n.v.; photos of G-isolectotype, F, GH).

  • Synonyms

    Andromeda crassifolia Nees, Leucothoe bahiensis var. salzmannii DC., Leucothoe bahiensis var. blanchetii DC., Andromeda nitida var. rhombifolia W.Bartram ex Marshall & Alph.Wood, Andromeda revoluta Spreng., Agarista sprengelii Don, Leucothoe revoluta (Spreng.) DC., Leucothoe revoluta var. sellowii Meisn., Leucothoe revoluta var. salzmannii (DC.) Meisn., Leucothoe revoluta var. blanchetii (DC.) Meisn., Lyonia lucida (Lam.) K.Koch, Leucothoe bahiensis var. arrabidae DC.

  • Description

    Variety Description - Twigs sparsely to densely pubescent. Leaves with adaxial surface sparsely pubescent on basal portion of mid vein; abaxial surface sparsely pubescent on midvein, especially basal portion, otherwise glabrous. Flowers with pedicels 3-8.5 mm long, sparsely to densely pubescent; calyx lobes with abaxial surface sparsely to densely pubescent; corolla glabrous or with very few unicellular hairs near apex; ovary very sparsely to sparsely pubescent.

  • Distribution

    SE Brazil, along coast from S Bahia south to Rio de Janiero. Coastal scrub on wet to dry sand (sometimes intermixed with sedge meadows), sand dunes; near sea level (inland to 1000 m elev.). Flowering July through October.

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