Cavendishia bracteata (Ruiz & Pav. ex J.St.-Hil.) Hoerold

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Colombia

• State/Province

  Magdalena

• Locality

  Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. In cleared fields on top of ridge W of Quebrada Botella.

• Elevation

  Alt. 2100 m. (6890 ft.)

• Coordinates

  10.93, -74

• Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Cavendishia bracteata (R. & P. ex J. St.-
HiTaire) Hoerold sensu lato
det. lames L. Luteyn	19 81
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of Colombia
Departamento del Magdalena
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Scrambling tree to 5m talli young
inflorescence a closed head of bractsi
flowers with corolla pink at base
and white at tip, ovary and pedicel
pink» fruit green with calyx pink»
axis of infructescence pink. In
cleared fields on top of ridge W of
Quebrada Botella, ca 2100m elev., ca
J. H. Kirkbride, Jr. 10 56,n,74°00,w. 6 Oct 1972
This specimen initially preserved with formaldehyde.
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Instituto de
Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, supported
in part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
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