Agarista niederleinii (Sleumer) Judd var. niederleinii

  • Authority

    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. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Agarista niederleinii (Sleumer) Judd var. niederleinii

  • Type

    Type. Brazil. Santa Catarina: Campos de los Rios Chopim y Chapecó, Palmas Altas, Jan 1887, Niederlein 2006 (holotype, B, destroyed; neotype, S, designated by Judd (1984), Santa Catarina: Monte Cristo, Garuva, São Francisco do Sul, Reitz & Klein 5889; isoneotypes, B, L, NY, UC, US).

  • Synonyms

    Leucothoe niederleinii Sleumer

  • Description

    Variety Description - Leaves with petiole 1.5-4.5 mm long; blade 0.6-2.8 × 0.3-0.9, flat to moderately abaxially curved, apex usually obtuse- to rounded- or retuse-mucronate, margin plane to revolute. Inflorescences to 1.5-3.5(-4.5) cm long; bracteoles narrowly triangular to linear.

  • Objects

    Specimen - 390821, B. Rambo 36724, Agarista niederleinii (Sleumer) Judd var. niederleinii, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Cambará do Sul Mun.

    Specimen - 390820, R. Reitz 2338, Agarista niederleinii (Sleumer) Judd var. niederleinii, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Santa Catarina, Bom Retiro Mun.

    Specimen - 390819, R. Reitz 5889, Agarista niederleinii (Sleumer) Judd var. niederleinii, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Santa Catarina, Garuva Mun.

  • Distribution

    SE Brazil, from Paraná south to Rio Grande do Sul in Serra do Mar. Cloud forests, thickets, and open, rocky crests and slopes; 850-2000 m elev. Flowering November and December (to February).

    Brazil South America| Paraná Brazil South America| Rio Grande do Sul Brazil South America| Santa Catarina Brazil South America|