Agarista niederleinii (Sleumer) Judd var. niederleinii
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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)
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Family
Ericaceae
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Scientific Name
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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).
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Synonyms
Leucothoe niederleinii Sleumer
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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.
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Objects
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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|