Vaccinium monteverdense Wilbur & Luteyn

Filed As

Ericaceae
Vaccinium monteverdense Wilbur & Luteyn ( holotype )
Collector(s)

J. L. Luteyn 15408 with William Busby, William Haber & Willow Zuchowski, 10 Mar 1999
Location

Costa Rica. Guanacaste. Monteverde area. Hacienda Ira Rosa, 3.7 km above Santa Elena and ca. 1 km before Río Negra, just before the Sky Walk.
Habitat

Lower montane wet forest; remnant trees in pastureland. Rare.
Description

Epiphyte; branches 1 m long. Calyx and pedicel green suffused with red. Corolla cylindric-campanulate, green but suffused with red distally; lobes strongly reflexed, red. Rare. [Photos; wood; pickled].
Identifiers

NY Barcode: 309992

Occurrence ID: c67d5a00-69f9-4b55-ae90-fa0773eb8fb2
Laboratory Collections

Structural Botany, 02437143, J. L. Luteyn 15408, Vaccinium monteverdense Wilbur & Luteyn - Accepted : Ericaceae (261.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;
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Kingdom

Plantae
Division

Magnoliophyta
Order

Ericales
Family

Ericaceae
All Determinations

Vaccinium monteverdense Wilbur & Luteyn det J. L. Luteyn, 2000
Gonocalyx
Type Details

holotype of Vaccinium monteverdense Wilbur & Luteyn, verif. J. L. Luteyn, 2001

Region

Central America
Country

Costa Rica
State/Province

Guanacaste
Locality

Monteverde area. Hacienda Ira Rosa, 3.7 km above Santa Elena and ca. 1 km before Río Negra, just before the Sky Walk.
Elevation

Alt. 1500 m. (4921 ft.)
Coordinates

10.37, -84.8
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