Cavendishia talamancensis Luteyn

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Cavendishia talamancensis Luteyn

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda, Jr. 2249 with Margaret Flowers; Robert Wyatt, 02 Jan 1974

  • Location

    Costa Rica. Border of San José and Cartago provinces. Costa Rica Highway #2 (Inter-American Hwy.) ca 7.6 km SSE of El Empalme, enroute to San Isidro. Cordillera de Talamanca. Roadside banks.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2493899

    Occurrence ID: 857c14dd-f9dc-43bd-b2e3-2612ddedf8db

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • Locality

    Border of San José and Cartago provinces. Costa Rica Highway #2 (Inter-American Hwy.) ca 7.6 km SSE of El Empalme, enroute to San Isidro. Cordillera de Talamanca. Roadside banks.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2500 - 2550 m. (8202 - 8366 ft.)

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Cavendishia talamancensis Luteyn,
sp. nov.
Duke University Herbarium J3TTIGS L . XjU11975
PLANTS OF COSTA RICA
COLLECTED FOR THE HERBARIUM OF
DUKE UNIVERSITY
Cavendishia quercina A.C. Smith
det. Frank Almeda 1974
Border of San Jose and Cartago Provinces:
Costa Rica Highway #2(Inter-American Hwy.).
Ca. 7.6 km. SSE of El Empalme, enroute to
San Isidro. Cordillera de Talamanca.
Steep rocky roadside banks. Elev. ca.
2500-2550 m.
Shrub with branches to 1 m. long. No
flowers seen. Calyx lobes reddish,
connivent in fruit. About 5 plants seen.
Frank Almeda, Jr. #2249	2 Jan. 1974
Margaret Flowers, Robert Wyatt
02493899