Lyonia stahlii var. costata (Urb.) Judd

  • Family

    Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Lyonia stahlii var. costata (Urb.) Judd

  • Primary Citation

    Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 66: 263. 1995

  • Basionym

    Lyonia costata Urb.

  • Description

    Description: Erect shrub to moderate-sized tree to 4(-10) m tall. Twigs subglabrous to slightly pubescent. Leaf blades 2-6(-8.5) x 0.7-3(-5) cm; margin apically strongly to obscurely and irregularly toothed, basally entire to obscurely toothed; adaxial surface with 3° and higher order veins faintly visible to obscure, usually at least some 2° veins visible and slightly to moderately depressed. Pedicels slender, 5-10 mm long. Flowers 4- or 5-merous; corolla (5.5-)6-8.5 x (2-)2.5-4 mm. Capsules (3-)3.5-6 x 1.7-3.5(-4) mm.

    Distribution: Endemic to Hispaniola (Cordillera Central, Massif du Nord, Sierra de Neiba, Massif de la Selle, and Sierra de Baoruco, including Monteada Nuevo), in low-elevation Pinus occidentalis forests, thickets, and cloud forests, at (900-)1100-2100(-2300) m elev. Flowering probably late March through early May.

    Type: Dominican Republic. Between Constanza and Valle Nuevo, 1700 m, Apr 1910, von Tuerckheim 3119 (holotype, B, n.v., destroyed; isotypes, F, GH, M, MO, NY, L, P, S, US).

    Illustration: Judd (1995), fig. 13.

  • Floras and Monographs

    Lyonia stahlii var. costata (Urb.) 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.