Vaccinium poasanum Donn.Sm.

Filed As

Ericaceae
Vaccinium poasanum Donn.Sm.
Collector(s)

J. L. Luteyn 15409 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.
Description

Compact, densely-branched epiphyte, branches to 2 m long. Calyx pale green. Corolla cylindric-campanulate, green but suffused with red. Berry turning dark purple when mature. [Photo; wood; pickled].
Identifiers

NY Barcode: 718075

Occurrence ID: c83bd651-71cc-4126-b7bb-d8c5d96fc207
Laboratory Collections

Structural Botany, 02437127, J. L. Luteyn 15409, Vaccinium poasanum Donn.Sm. - Accepted : Ericaceae (261.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;
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Kingdom

Plantae
Division

Magnoliophyta
Order

Ericales
Family

Ericaceae
All Determinations

Vaccinium poasanum Donn.Sm. det J. L. Luteyn, 2004
Note: - hastate leaf form !
Vaccinium

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
Distribution

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