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Type of: Cavendishia lebroniae Luteyn

Collector Luteyn, J.L.
Number 5759
Collected with M.Lebrón-Luteyn
Country Ecuador
Subpart Canar
County  
Locality El Triunfo-Cañar road, 33 kms E of El Triunfo. Steep roadside with remnant forest vegetation
Coordinates    
Minimum elevation (m) 615
Maximum elevation (m) 615
Start date 1978/04/18
End date 1978/04/18
Family Ericaceae
Identification Cavendishia lebroniae Luteyn
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Field notes Terrestrial shrub arching to 2.5 m tall from mostly single stems; rhachis & pedicels pale green suffused with purple; calyx pale green at anthesis; corolla mauve to violet with paler lobes; fruit dark blue-black with pulp being eaten by ants. Scattered & infrequent.

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