Comarostaphylis arbutoides Lindl. subsp. arbutoides

  • Family

    Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Comarostaphylis arbutoides Lindl. subsp. arbutoides

  • Common Names

    chilú, nariz de chucho, nariz de perro

  • Description

    Description: Shrubs or trees to 20 m; young twigs and petioles glandular hirsute to ferruginously tomentose, trichomes stalked, swollen-headed, and glandular or eglandular and hyaline. Leaves usually with dense ferruginous tomentum below, midrib pubescent, trichomes often glandular. Inflorescences: rachis, pedicels, bracts, bracteoles and calyces tomentose to glandular hirsute, often with stalked, swollen-headed glandular trichomes. Flowers: calyx lobes pubescent, trichomes glandular or not; corollas glabrous to tomentose; ovary pubescent or more rarely glabrous.

    Distribution: Distribution. Central highlands of Chiapas, Mexico to western Panama, in dry oak-pine to cloud forests and páramo, at elevations from ca. 1350 to 3800 m.

    Phenology: Flowering and fruiting throughout the year.

  • Floras and Monographs

    Comarostaphylis arbutoides Lindl. subsp. arbutoides: [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.