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

  • Filed As

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

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 2689, 18 Oct 1996

  • Location

    Ecuador. Loja. Track from Universidad Nacional de Loja to Uritusinga, km 9.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2494653

    Occurrence ID: 364c3f5e-7949-4993-8ff9-076fd1d438c6

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

    Track from Universidad Nacional de Loja to Uritusinga, km 9.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2770 m. (9088 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -4, -79.2

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FLORA OF ECUADOR
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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G. P. Lewis
2689
Cavendishia bracteata ( Ruiz &	Ericaceae
Pavon ex J. St. Hil.) Hoer.
det.J.Luteyn(NY), April 1997
Province: Loja
Track from Universidad Nacional de Loja to Uritusinga, km 9.
2770 m 79° 12'W; 4°00'S	18 October 1996
Vegetation: elfin ericaceous scrub.
Shrub to 1.5 m x 2 cm diam.; leaves semi-coriaceous, discolorous, mid-
green, paler below; bracts and pedicels pinkish red, calyces green,
corollas red-dark pink with pale green lobes. Locally common.
Field work funded by Carlsberg Foundation & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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