Agarista mexicana var. pinetorum (Standl. & L.O.Williams) Judd

  • Family

    Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Agarista mexicana var. pinetorum (Standl. & L.O.Williams) Judd

  • Primary Citation

    J. Arnold Arbor. 60: 495. 1979

  • Basionym

    Leucothoe pinetorum Standl. & L.O.Williams

  • Common Names

    nacahuite, palo santo, pellejo de lagarto, quemanote

  • Description

    Description: Twigs moderately to densely pubescent. Leaf blades with abaxial surface densely (to moderately) pubescent, epidermis obscured or nearly so. Ovary moderately to densely pubescent.

    Distribution: Mountainous areas of Mexico (Nayarit, Jalisco, Guerrero, and Chiapas), Belize, Honduras, and Nicaragua, in rocky, brushy hillsides, forests, savannas, and often in sandy soil, at 500-2000 m alt. Flowering March through April (early May).

    Illustration: Judd (995), fig. 3.

    Type: Honduras. El Paraíso: Manzaragua, 1400 m, 4 Apr 1948, L. O. Williams & Molina 14000 (holotype, US; photos of holotype, F, GH, NY, UC; isotypes, GH, MEXU, MO, US).

  • Floras and Monographs

    Agarista mexicana var. pinetorum (Standl. & L.O.Williams) Judd: [Article] 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.