Ceratostema charianthum A.C.Sm.
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Authority
Smith, Albert C. 1952. Plants collected in Ecuador by W. H. camp. Vaceiniaceae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8 (1): 41-85.
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Family
Ericaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Field notes describe the species as a weak epiphyte or a vine growing on mossy banks or climbing trees in mossy forest, with adventitious roots which become enlarged and tuberous near the stem; leaves deep green above, paler beneath, dull on both sides; calyx pinkish; corolla bright rosy pink to pale crimson.
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Discussion
The three cited specimens are welcome additions to the material of the species, otherwise known only from the type, obtained in the same general region. Slight amplifications of the original description may be noted: leaf-blades up to 13.5 cm long, sometimes as narrow as 1.5 cm; rachis of inflorescence sometimes insignificant, only 2 mm long; pedicels varying from 5 to 13 mm in length; calyx sometimes shorter than previously described, only 7 mm long, the wings more obvious (about 1 mm. broad); corolla-lobes as much as 11 mm. in length; filaments connate toward base rather than completely free.
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Distribution
Santiago-Zamora: Cordillera Cutucu, ridge just south and west of Rio Itzintza, 4,500-5,500 ft. elev., Camp E-1334 (NY only). Eastern slope and crest of main Cordillera Cutucu, 5,600 ft. elev., Jorgensen CuJ-44 (NY only). Eastern slopes of the cordillera, near junction of Rios Pailas and Negro, 6,000-7,500 ft. elev., Camp E-4932 (coll. F. Prieto).
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