Cavendishia guatapeensis Mansf.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Cavendishia guatapeensis Mansf.

  • Collector(s)

    H. St. John 20658, 20 Aug 1944

  • Location

    Colombia. Boyacá. Quebrada El Pato, El Cidro, Río Pomera, 11 km SE of Moniquirá. Shady gorge, on steep bank.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2495402

    Occurrence ID: 16804de5-05ff-4260-a50e-d6b1f8bee484

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Boyacá

  • Locality

    Quebrada El Pato, El Cidro, Río Pomera, 11 km SE of Moniquirá. Shady gorge, on steep bank.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2355 m. (7726 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.78, -73.35

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Cavendishia guatapeensis Mansfeld
(incl. C. cryptantha A. C. Smith)
det. James L. Luteyn	19 80
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From the UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA, S. A.
(ERIC.)	Cordillera Oriental
Cavendishia
Locality Quebrada El Pato, El Cidro,
Rio Pomera, 11 km. s.e. of MONIQUIRA,
Dept, de Boyaca
Lat. 5°47' N., Long. 73°21' W.
Habitat Shady gorge in shale, on steep
bank.
Date Aug. 20,1944 Alt. 2355 m.
(aneroid reading)
Coll. H. St. John	No. 20658
De».
Remarks Shrub 3 m. tall, 1VB. coriaceous,
main veins impressed; bracts whitish; berr
ies blue« Colombian Cinchona Mission
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