Vaccinium costaricense Wilbur & Luteyn

Filed As

Ericaceae
Vaccinium costaricense Wilbur & Luteyn

Collector(s)

J. L. Luteyn 15563 with Luisa Paola Pedraza, 18 Jan 2003

Location

Panama. Chiriquí. Fortuna Dam area, Km. 44-45 along road to Chiriquí Grande.

Habitat

Steep roadside slopes along edge of premontane cloud forest.

Description

Terrestrial shrub to 3 m tall, with stem base to 10 cm diam. Calyx green. Corolla green, the lobes white-pilose within. Berry turning purple. Locally common. [Pickled; wood].

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 718074

Occurrence ID: d13e2803-f52f-44a5-8b37-00c833154a66

Laboratory Collections

Structural Botany, 02437140, J. L. Luteyn 15563, Vaccinium costaricense Wilbur & Luteyn - Accepted : Ericaceae (261.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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