Cavendishia quereme (Kunth) Benth. & Hook.f.
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Filed As
Ericaceae
Cavendishia quereme (Kunth) Benth. & Hook.f. -
Collector(s)
J. L. Luteyn 3919, 02 Jun 1973
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Location
Costa Rica. Cartago. Along Hwy. 224, 9-11 km E of Orosí and Tapantí.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 2493829
Occurrence ID: 78ba3549-9955-461c-a515-c02bdd746558
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Ericales
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Family
Ericaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
Central America
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Country
Costa Rica
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State/Province
Cartago
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Locality
Along Hwy. 224, 9-11 km E of Orosí and Tapantí.
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Elevation
Alt. 1200 m. (3937 ft.)
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Distribution
Cavendishia quereme (H.B.K.) Benth. & Hook. Duke University Herbarium - JameS L. Luteyn 1974 PLANTS OF COSTA RICA COLLECTED FOR THE HERBARIUM OF DUKE UNIVERSITY Cavendishia quereme Province of Cartago. Along Hwy. 224, 9-11 km. east of Orosi and Tapanti. Alt. approx. 1200 meters. Shrub rooted in roadside banks, to 1.5 meters Also epiphytic in pastures then with branches about 1 meter. Stem bases about 1 inch in diameter, bark brown. Branches green. Leaves crisp, coriaceous, glossy bullate, dark green above, green beneath. Bracts YO^ BOTANICAL NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN dark pinkish-rose. Rachis and pedicels green to green suffused heavily with rose. Calyx green in bud, tube green and limb paler at anthesis, calyx green post-anthesis. Corolla bluntly 5-angled, white at constricted base, orange middle 1/2, white upper 1/4 plus limb and lobes. Corolla not thick fleshy. Distinct wintergreen odor from all parts of plants. James L. Luteyn #3919 2 Jipie 1973 02493829 02493829
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Cavendishia quereme (Kunth) Benth. & Hook.f.