Cavendishia melastomoides (Klotzsch) Hemsl. var. melastomoides

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Cavendishia melastomoides (Klotzsch) Hemsl. var. melastomoides

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Luteyn 3300, 04 Jul 1972

  • Location

    Costa Rica. San José. Cordillera Central. Alto de La Palma. Pasturelands and isolated forests along Hwy. 220.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2493728

    Occurrence ID: 98696984-c61d-41a2-96e5-577cd263fae9

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    San José

  • Locality

    Cordillera Central. Alto de La Palma. Pasturelands and isolated forests along Hwy. 220.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1280 - 1341 m. (4199 - 4400 ft.)

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; Cavendishia melastomoides (Klotzsch)
HemSley
Duke University Herbarium — JaiHSS L. IiUtSyil 1975
PLANTS OF CENTRAL AMERICA
COLLECTED FOR THE HERBARIUM OF
DUKE UNIVERSITY
Cavendishia
Republic Costa Rica: Province of San Jose.
Cordillera Central. Alto de La Palma.
Pasturelands and isolated forests along
Hwy. 220. Alt. approx. 4200-4400 ft.
Epiphytic shrub base to 3 inches diameter,
2-3 meters tall. Rachis and pedicels pale
green. Calyx tube and lower limb reddish-
pink turning green after anthesis. Upper
limb and lobes green, lobes turning purple
after anthesis. Lobe tips callose thickened.
Corolla tube very much constricted at
base, white there. Main tube reddish-
pink. Corolla lobes lighter color. Fruits
purple. Common.
James L. Luteyn #3300
4 July 1972
02493728