Comarostaphylis spinulosa (M.Martens & Galeotti) Diggs subsp. spinulosa

  • Family

    Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Comarostaphylis spinulosa (M.Martens & Galeotti) Diggs subsp. spinulosa

  • Description

    Description: Low, mat-forming to upright shrubs (to small trees/) to 4(-6?) m tall; young twigs and petioles tomentulose by eglandular pubescence. Leaves ferruginously tomentulose below or sometimes tomentose below on the young leaves, rarely nearly glabrate. Inflorescences: rachis, pedicels, bracts, bracteoles and calyx tomentulose by eglandular trichomes.

    Distribution: Endemic to Mexico, to the mountains of central and south-central Oaxaca, in the understory of mesic forests of Quercus, Pinus, and Arbutus, at elevations of (1800-)2100-3200 m. Flowering scattered throughout the year, especially May-Jul; fruiting scattered throughout the year.

    Taxonomic notes: Other sheets of Galeotti 1802 are at BR, G, L, LE, and P. Galeotti 1802 includes specimens from a number of sites in Oaxaca; the sheets with no or differing localities are not considered type material because the type description mentions only the Misteca Alta locality.

  • Floras and Monographs

    Comarostaphylis spinulosa (M.Martens & Galeotti) Diggs subsp. spinulosa: [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.