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Cavendishia lebroniae Luteyn (E00326948)

CETAF ID: http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00326948
Catalogue Number: E00326948
Scientific Name: Cavendishia lebroniae Luteyn
Collector Number: 5759
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Cavendishia
Species: lebroniae
Field Notes: Terrestrial shrub arching to 2.5m tall from mostly single stems; rachis & 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.
Country: Ecuador
State/Province: Cañar
Locality: Ecuador:Cañar:El- Triunfo-Canar road, 33kms E of El Triunfor.