Cavendishia megabracteata Luteyn var. megabracteata

  • Family

    Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Cavendishia megabracteata Luteyn var. megabracteata

  • Description

    Description: Leaves ovate, lanceolate, lance-elliptic, or oblong, (4-)8-12(-15) cm long, basally obtuse, rounded, or truncate. Inflorescence (2-)5-9(-2)-flowered; rachis (0.6-)0.8-2(-3.5) cm long and ca. 2 mm diam.; floral bracts (20-)30-60(-70) x (10-)15-25(-45) mm, pale purplish, bright rose, or dark pink when fresh. Calyx 7-11(-13) mm long; hypanthium 2-5 mm long, the apophysate base straight or flaring, extending well below articulation; limb cylindric to slightly spreading, smooth, (4-)5-7.5(-9) mm long; corolla 31-40(-43) mm long; stamens 24.5-36 mm long; filaments alternately 2.5-7.5 mm and 7.5-13.5 mm long; anthers alternately 21.5-32.5 mm and 16-26.5 mm long; thecae 6-13 mm long; style 32-41 mm long.

    Distribution: Slopes of Volcán Barú and Cerro Horqueta, western Chiriquí Prov. (Panama), in montane cloud forest or along shaded trails through forest, at elevations of 1700-2500 m.

  • Floras and Monographs

    Cavendishia megabracteata Luteyn var. megabracteata: [Article] Luteyn, James L. 1983. Ericaceae--part I. Cavendishia. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 35: 1-290.