Cavendishia quereme (Kunth) Benth. & Hook.f.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Cavendishia quereme (Kunth) Benth. & Hook.f.

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 2192, 29 Dec 1973

  • Location

    Costa Rica. Cartago. Hwy. #244 on property of ICE hydroelectric plant ca. 11.6 - 20 km east of the church in Orosi, beyond the town of Tapanti.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2493822

    Occurrence ID: 0069225a-24ac-4e90-86b4-98b4ca4eb02d

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    Cartago

  • Locality

    Hwy. #244 on property of ICE hydroelectric plant ca. 11.6 - 20 km east of the church in Orosi, beyond the town of Tapanti

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1500 - 1700 m. (4921 - 5577 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Mexico & Central America]

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Cavendishia quereme (H.B.K.) Benth. &
Hook.
Duke University Herbarium — JaitieS L. Luteyn 1974
PLANTS OF COSTA RICA
COLLECTED FOR THE HERBARIUM OF
DUKE UNIVERSITY
Cavendishia quereme (H.B.K.) Benth & Hook,
det. Frank Almeda 1974
Cartago Province: Hwy. #224 on property of
ICE hydroelectric plant ca. 11.6-20 km.
east of the church in Orosi, beyond the
town of Icpanti. Steep roadside banks and
disturbed sites adjoined by virgin cloud
forests. Elev. ca. 1500-1700 m.
Spreading terrestrial shrubs to 1.5 m. tall
on steep roadside banks. Floral bracts
reddish-pink. Flowers with wintergreen
fragrance. Corolla angled, orange to
pinkish basally, but white apically.
Anthers orange-yellow.
Frank Almeda, Jr. #2192	29 Dec. 1973
Margaret Flowers, Robert Wyatt
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