Disterigma utleyorum Wilbur & Luteyn

Filed As

Ericaceae
Disterigma utleyorum Wilbur & Luteyn ( isotype )

Collector(s)

R. L. Wilbur 21706, 02 Aug 1976

Location

Costa Rica. Heredia. Colonia Virgen del Socorro.

Habitat

Pastured and cut-over slopes.

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.

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 10012

Occurrence ID: 2d225fe0-167f-4fb1-b1f1-8eb8c05258f3

Related Objects

Specimen - 03227891, R. L. Wilbur 21706, Disterigma utleyorum Wilbur & Luteyn, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta, isotype; Central America, Costa Rica, Heredia

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