Cavendishia melastomoides var. albiflora Luteyn

Filed As

Ericaceae
Cavendishia melastomoides var. albiflora Luteyn
Collector(s)

J. L. Luteyn 15237 with Roy Fuller, William A. Haber & Armando Soto, 19 Oct 1997
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.
Habitat

Lower montane wet forest; remnant trees in pastureland. One plant seen.
Description

Epiphytic shrub, branches 1.5 m long, growing with C. capitulata and C. melastomoides var. albiflora. Floral bract concave, rose-red. Calyx rose-red. Corolla dull white. One plant seen. [Pickled; DNA].
Identifiers

NY Barcode: 227358

Occurrence ID: df7c9b07-d486-4bdd-ac4f-05bdeb45fb5e
Laboratory Collections

Structural Botany, 01926358, J. L. Luteyn 15237, Cavendishia melastomoides var. albiflora Luteyn - Accepted : Ericaceae (261.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;
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Kingdom

Plantae
Division

Magnoliophyta
Order

Ericales
Family

Ericaceae
All Determinations

Cavendishia melastomoides var. albiflora Luteyn det J. L. Luteyn, 2001
Note: [possible hybrid with Cav. bracteata]
Cavendishia Lindl.

Region

Central America
Country

Costa Rica
State/Province

Guanacaste
Locality

Monteverde area. Hacienda Ira Rosa, 3.7 km above Santa Elena and ca. 1 km before Río Negra, just before the Sky Walk.
Elevation

Alt. 1500 m. (4921 ft.)
Coordinates

10.37, -84.8
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