Cavendishia punctata (Ruiz & Pav. ex J.St.-Hil.) Sleumer

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Pasco

• County/Municipio

  Oxapampa Prov.

• Locality

  Dtto. Huancabamba. Vicinity of Cueva Blanca, secondary forest trail to Milpo.

• Elevation

  Alt. 2420 m. (7940 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -10.358, -75.592

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Ericaceae
Cavendishia punctata (Ruiz & Pav. ex J. St.-Hil.) Sleumer
Peru. Pasco. Oxapampa. Dtto. Huancabamba: vicinity of
Cueva Blanca, secondary forest trail to Milpo.
10°21'S - 10°22'S, 75°35'W -- 75°36'W. ca. 2420 m.
Terrestrial shrub, branches to 2.5 m long. Calyx green.
Corolla green to mauve-green. Immature berry purple.
Rare.
N.V. pushcata
14 Jun 2006
James L. Luteyn, L. Paola Pedraza, E. M. Ortiz V.
&N. Salinas 15674 A
Supported by the National Science Foundation
02496146