Demosthenesia vilcabambensis Luteyn

  • Family

    Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Demosthenesia vilcabambensis Luteyn

  • Primary Citation

    Brittonia 30: 435, figs. 16-18. 1978

  • Description

    Description: "Trailing and festooning liana" (fide label data). Mature stems terete or subterete and bluntly angled, smooth, glabrous, light to dark brown when dry; bark cracking into long strips. Leaves coriaceous, alternate, purplish-green when living (fide label

    Distribution: Endemic to Peru, and known only from two collections from the type locality.

    Type: Peru. Cuzco: La Convención, Cordillera Vilcabamba, between Camps 3 and 4, 2400-2655 m, 6 Jul 1968 (fl), T. R. Dudley 10840 (holotype, NA; isotype, USM).

    Conservation Status: Rare and endangered.

  • Floras and Monographs

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