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

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Ecuador

• State/Province

  Loja

• Locality

  Las Lagunas 2 km S of Saraguro.

• Elevation

  Alt. 2600 m. (8530 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -3.63, -79.23

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

FLORA OF ECUADOR
Collected by Lis Ellemann
66620	Ericaceae
Cavendishia bracteata (R. & P. ex. J. st.-Hil.)Hoer.
eonf^ Luteyn, 1991
Province LOJA
Las Lagunas 2 km south of Saraguro. Information of use and vernacular name:
Natividad Guamán, Saraguro-indian.
(79° 14' W 03° 38' S) Alt. 2600 m.	27 Sep 1988
Shrub, flowers red and the tip light green. Vernacular name: salapa. Use: the fruits
are edible. Medicine for inflammation: flowers is boiled together with other species
of flowers and drunk.
Botanical Institute, Aarhus University, Denmark (AAU) "
in collaboration P. Universidad Católica, Quito, Ecuador
02494581