Family: Ericaceae
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Cavendishia mariae Luteyn
Isotype of Cavendishia mariae Luteyn
Collection number: 6867
Collection date: 26th February 1979
Country/Territory: Colombia:Nariño
Collecting locality: Colombia:Departamento de Nariño:Altaquer-Junin road, 13-15 km W of Altaquer.
Habitat: Vegetation: Roadside thickets dominated by ericaceous shrubs.
Description: Terrestrial shrub with branches to 2 m tall; inflorescence bracts deep scarlet, the lowermost reflexed; immature floral bracts grass-green becoming pinkish at base & red distally; calyx cream-coloured; lower 3/4 of corolla white, upper 1/4 pale yellowish-green.
Miscellaneous notes: One population seen.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00326894
Cite as: https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00326894
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1
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