Cavendishia subamplexicaulis A.C.Sm.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Colombia

• State/Province

  Antioquia

• County/Municipio

  Frontino Mun.

• Locality

  Correg. Nutibara, Nutibara-La Blanquita Road, region of Murrí, Alto de Río Cuevas, ca 10-22 km W of Nutibara.

• Elevation

  Alt. 1220 - 2050 m. (4003 - 6726 ft.)

• Coordinates

  6.75, -76.33

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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The New York Botanical Garden
Cavendishia subamplexicaulis A. C. Smith
det James L. Luteyn
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of Colombia
Ericaceae
Cavendishia ricardii Luteyn
Colombia. Antioquia: Mpio. Frontino: Correg.
Nutibara, Nutibara-La Blanquita Rd., region of
Murri, Alto de Rio Cuevas, ca. 10-22 km W of
Nutibara; ca. 6°45'N, 76°20'W; 1220-2050 m;
disturbed, premontane forest.
Terrestrial shrub along steep roadcuts at ca. 2000
m. Mature leaves nitid above, oriented along stem
but pointing back. Floral bracts dull reddish-
green, strongly spreading and concave. Rachis &
pedicels dull green suffused with red. Calyx green
to dull red. Corolla dark orange (darker at base,
lighter at lobes). Hummingbird visited. No odor of
wintergreen. Berry turning bluish. Locally abun-
dant. Inflorescences usually infested with tent-
forming insects.
James L. Luteyn &	13284	7 June 1989
Stella Sylva S.
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