Cavendishia grandifolia Hoerold

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Cavendishia grandifolia Hoerold

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Luteyn 5652 with Maria Lebrón-Luteyn, 03 Apr 1978

  • Location

    Ecuador. Pichincha. Carretera Antigua to Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Km 72-74.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2495375

    Occurrence ID: 8cb8e473-4bb1-4924-8732-135a07a112c7

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Pichincha

  • Locality

    Carretera Antigua to Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Km 72-74.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1800 - 1900 m. (5906 - 6234 ft.)

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PLANTS OF ECUADOR
Cavendishia grandifolia Hoer.
Prov. Pichincha: Carretera Antigua to Santo Domingo
de los Colorados, Kms 72-74. Montane forest. Elev.
1800-1900 m.
Terrestrial shrub with one main stem erect or pendent,
to 3 m long; rhachis green lightly suffused with pink;
floral bracts & bracteoles dark rose; pedicels & calyx
rose, margin of calyx lobes black, glandular; corolla
tube light yellowish-green, limb & lobes white, margin
of lobes purple; fruit green turning purple. Scattered
& infrequent.
James L. Luteyn 5652
Maria Lebron-Luteyn
3 April 1978
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