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

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Ecuador

• State/Province

  Loja

• Locality

  Cerro Villanco (ca 7 km W of the city of Loja). Eastern slopes.

• Elevation

  Alt. 2500 m. (8202 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -3.96855, -79.2631

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  2773

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Referenced Catamayo map (U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency, 1989) for locality info. Coordinates of area of Cerro Villonaco at elev. 2500m were located. Radial estimated as halved distance from coordinates to nearest named place, Cerro El Limon.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Cavendishia bracteata (R. & P. ex J. St.-
Hilaire) Hoerold sensu lato
The New York Botanical Garden
det. James L. Luteyn
W.H* Camp, B. 190-Mfcv (8^/89^	,< ; ,
A serieB:taksi tf> show variations in leaf size and shape in the same colony as well *s
in pubescence of corolla and glands on pedicels and bracts.	These glands are o e^P*|p^
d type andSam. actively secreting on the ygj^g ' grorrth.	j
PLANTS OF	ECUADOR
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i W. B; Camp, No. E-190	July 18, 19UU
Det. A. O. Smith
YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
02494518
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Bracts red; hyponthium us\xally green, or tinged with
red. Corolla basally red, apically yellowish-green.
Plants l.fj - 3 B» high, (see field note.)
PROV. LOJA: Cerro Villanaco (ca. 7 km. west of the city of Loja); 8,000-
•9r500 ft. den eastern slopes, 2^00 m. elev.
Distributed by the New York Botanical Garden