Themistoclesia smithiana (Standl.) Sleumer
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Filed As
Ericaceae
Themistoclesia smithiana (Standl.) Sleumer -
Collector(s)
J. L. Luteyn 15226 with Roy Fuller & Eduardo Lépíz, 17 Oct 1997
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Location
Costa Rica. Cartago. Tapantí National Wildlife Refuge, trail about 1 km along road that begins sharply to the right immediately after crossing the bridge over Río Dos Amigos.
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Habitat
Premontane wet forest. Common.
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Description
Epiphytic subshrub, thin and wiry, branches to 1 m. Calyx pale green. Corolla greenish-white, urceolate. Berry dark lilac; seeds covered with mucilage; embryo green. Common. [Pickled; photos; DNA].
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Collection Notes
pickled; photos; DNA
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 189698
Occurrence ID: d12f701d-8925-41ba-b13f-1702116ab506
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Laboratory Collections
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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
Tapantí National Wildlife Refuge, trail about 1 km along road that begins sharply to the right immediately after crossing the bridge over Río Dos Amigos.
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Elevation
Alt. 1550 - 1600 m. (5085 - 5249 ft.)
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Coordinates
9.73, -83.77
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Distribution
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Themistoclesia smithiana (Standl.) Sleumer