Agarista oleifolia var. glabra (Meisn.) Judd

  • Family

    Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Agarista oleifolia var. glabra (Meisn.) Judd

  • Primary Citation

    J. Arnold Arbor. 65: 310. 1984

  • Description

    Description: Shrub (to small tree) to 3(-4) m tall; twigs glabrous. Leaves with petiole 4-11.5 mm long; blade (2.5-)3.5-10(-12.5) x 0.9-3.3 cm, base cuneate to rounded, abaxial surface glabrous. Inflorescences to 6-13 cm long; rachis glabrous or essentially so; pedicels glabrous. Flowers with corolla red (white), 10.5-16 mm long; filaments 6.5-8.5 mm long; anthers 2-2.2 mm long; ovary glabrous. Capsules 3.5-5.5 x 5.5-8 mm.

    Distribution: Endemic to south-central Brazil (from Bahia and N Minas Gerais east to Goiás and SE Mato Grosso), in scrub vegetation over sandstone, woodland and thickets, especially along rivers or streams, at ca. 700-1700 m alt. Flowering chiefly August through October.

    Illustration: Judd (1995), fig. 8.

    Type: Brazil. Bahia: Nr. Moritiba, Serra da Jacobina, 1842-1845, Blanchet 3562 (holotype, W, n.v.; isotypes, BR, n.v., C, F, G, GH, K, MO, P).

  • Floras and Monographs

    Agarista oleifolia var. glabra (Meisn.) Judd: [Article] Luteyn, James L., et al. 1995. Ericaceae, Part II. The Superior-Ovaried Genera (Monotropoideae, Pyroloideae, Rhododendroideae, and Vaccinioideae P.P.). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 66: 560.