Cavendishia melastomoides var. albiflora Luteyn
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Filed As
Ericaceae
Cavendishia melastomoides var. albiflora Luteyn -
Collector(s)
J. L. Luteyn 15237 with Roy Fuller, William A. Haber & Armando Soto, 19 Oct 1997
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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.
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Habitat
Lower montane wet forest; remnant trees in pastureland. One plant seen.
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Description
Epiphytic shrub, branches 1.5 m long, growing with C. capitulata and C. melastomoides var. albiflora. Floral bract concave, rose-red. Calyx rose-red. Corolla dull white. One plant seen. [Pickled; DNA].
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 227358
Occurrence ID: df7c9b07-d486-4bdd-ac4f-05bdeb45fb5e
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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
Cavendishia melastomoides var. albiflora Luteyn det J. L. Luteyn, 2001
Note: [possible hybrid with Cav. bracteata]
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Region
Central America
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Country
Costa Rica
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State/Province
Guanacaste
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Locality
Monteverde area. Hacienda Ira Rosa, 3.7 km above Santa Elena and ca. 1 km before Río Negra, just before the Sky Walk.
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Elevation
Alt. 1500 m. (4921 ft.)
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Coordinates
10.37, -84.8
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Distribution
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Cavendishia melastomoides var. albiflora Luteyn