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

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Ecuador

• State/Province

  Imbabura

• Locality

  Otavalo-Selva Alegre road, IETEL towers side road ca 10 km from main road.

• Elevation

  Alt. 3446 m. (11306 ft.)

• Coordinates

  0.27, -78.32

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Flora of Ecuador
LUTEYN 14084	ERICACEAE
Cavendishia bracteata (R. & P. ex J.
St.-Hil.) Hoer.
ECUADOR, Imbabura. Otavalo-Selva Alegre
road, IETEL towers side road ca. 10 km from
main road. 00°16'N, 78°19'W. Ca. 3446 m.
Disturbed montane forest, subpdramo ecotonal
vegetation.
Shrub, to 3 m tall. Bracts red. Corolla
red with greenish tips. Common. [SEED;
WOOD].
James L. Luteyn, J. Ballington, M. Thompson,
K. Romoleroux	November 8, 1990
Assisted (in part) by the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
and the USDA
02494614