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

  • Filed As

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

  • Collector(s)

    W. H. Camp E-191, 18 Jul 1944

  • Location

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2494672

    Occurrence ID: 3a0f9f96-e77a-4830-bd35-4d4b3dd69a47

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

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

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2500 m. (8202 ft.)

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Bracts red; hypanthium usually green, or tinged with
Corolla basally red, apically yellowish-green.
' Plants 1.5 -3m. high, (see field note.)
PROV. LOJA: Cerro Villanaco (ca. 7 km. west of the city of Loja); 8,000—
«7666-ftr-eler-: eastern slopes, 2500 m. elev.
Distributed by the New York Botanical Garden
PLANTS OF ECUADOR
W. H. Gamp, No. E- 191	July 18, 19UU
CctAMjudiUu'a	CR.f-P)
Det. A. O. Smith
Cavendishia bracteata (R. & P. ex J. St.-
Hilaire) Hoerold sensu lato
det. James L. Luteyn	1981
W.H. Camp, E. 191
A series taken to show variations in leaf size and shape in the same colony as well as
vaiiatian in pubescence of corolla and glands on pedicels and bracts. These glands are of the
short ¿talked type and areactively secreting on the young growth.
The New York Botanical Garden
02494672