Disterigma utleyorum Wilbur & Luteyn
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Filed As
Ericaceae
Disterigma utleyorum Wilbur & Luteyn ( isotype ) -
Collector(s)
R. L. Wilbur 21706, 02 Aug 1976
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Location
Costa Rica. Heredia. Colonia Virgen del Socorro.
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Habitat
Pastured and cut-over slopes.
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Description
shrub, epiphytic. Epiphytic and growing closely interacting with a large ant colony at its base. The ericad forms a picket fence about the ant colony capped by a 12-15 inch disk of moss. Corolla pure white; filaments white; anthers golden; hypanthium light green. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 10012
Occurrence ID: 2d225fe0-167f-4fb1-b1f1-8eb8c05258f3
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Ericales
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Family
Ericaceae
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All Determinations
Disterigma utleyorum Wilbur & Luteyn
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Type Details
isotype of Disterigma utleyorum Wilbur & Luteyn, verif. P. Pedraza-Peñalosa, 2008
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Region
Central America
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Country
Costa Rica
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State/Province
Heredia
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Locality
Colonia Virgen del Socorro.
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Elevation
Alt. 900 m. (2953 ft.)
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Distribution
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Disterigma utleyorum Wilbur & Luteyn